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Health in Van Bibber Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Van Bibber Lake residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Van Bibber Lake, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Van Bibber Lake. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Van Bibber Lake

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Van Bibber Lake adults…

Van Bibber Lake runs above IN on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Van Bibber Lake adults have had cancer
Indiana: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.7%
Better than INWorseAbout the sameIndiana
Getting care

Care in and near Van Bibber Lake

No hospital or community health center in Van Bibber Lake itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPutnam County HospitalGreencastle · 8.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPutnam County Hospital★★★★★ · 8.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHamilton CenterGreencastle · 6.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.7 mi
Hamilton Center
2 sites · nearest in Greencastle
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.6 mi
Putnam County Hospital
Greencastle · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16.5 mi
Valley Professionals Community Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Rockville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17 mi
Ascension St. Vincent Clay
Brazil · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.3 mi
Hendricks Regional Health
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
23.3 mi
Franciscan Health Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Van Bibber Lake itself
✓ Dental careVan Bibber Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Van Bibber Lake itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Van Bibber Lake; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana

Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.1%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%IN 37.1%
Binge drink 15.1%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Van Bibber Lake, betterVan Bibber Lake, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Van Bibber Lake gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Van Bibber Lake adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

81%Yearly checkupIN 80%
65%Dentist visitIN 61%
88%Cholesterol checkIN 86%
70%Colon screeningIN 66%
75%MammogramIN 76%
81%Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Van Bibber Lake 6.6% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Van Bibber Lake adults are doing

About the same as Indiana on each measure.

1 in 3Van Bibber Lake adults feel lonely
31% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 5Van Bibber Lake adults lack social or emotional support
21% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Van Bibber Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.2% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Van Bibber Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Van Bibber Lake adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8
Van Bibber Lake adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · IN 14.7%
About the same as IN
1 in 11
Van Bibber Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
9.2% · IN 11.2%
Better than IN
1 in 14
Van Bibber Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7% · IN 8.4%
Better than IN
1 in 15
Van Bibber Lake adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · IN 7.7%
About the same as IN

6.9% of Van Bibber Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Around town

Van Bibber Lake and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.8%

of Van Bibber Lake adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing4%
Indiana

Questions about health in Van Bibber Lake

Why doesn’t Van Bibber Lake have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Van Bibber Lake.

What hospital is closest to Van Bibber Lake?

Putnam County Hospital in Greencastle, 8.6 miles in a straight line from Van Bibber Lake’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Van Bibber Lake?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Grace Clinic - Putnam County in Greencastle, 6.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Van Bibber Lake.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.