✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Washington Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Washington Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Washington Township 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 Washington Township; ≈ 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).
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Washington Township adults…
Washington Township runs above IN on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
32 of every 100 Washington Township adults have arthritis
Indiana: 28 in 100 · worse · likely 29.4–35.3%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana
Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.
Get no exercise25.7%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours36.1%IN 37.1%
Binge drink16.5%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes17.7%IN 15.7%
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Where Washington Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Washington Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.
Yearly checkupIN 80%
Dentist visitIN 61%
Cholesterol checkIN 86%
Colon screeningIN 66%
MammogramIN 76%
Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Washington Township 7.3% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection
How Washington Township adults are doing
About the same as Indiana on each measure.
1 in 3Washington Township adults feel lonely
32.5% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Washington Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.5% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Washington Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.7% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 6Washington Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Washington Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Sugar Ridge Township: not graded. Marion Township and Cass Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
32.7%
of Washington Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%
Indiana
Questions about health in Washington Township
Why doesn’t Washington Township have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Washington Township.
What hospital is closest to Washington Township?
Ascension St. Vincent Clay in Brazil, 11.5 miles in a straight line from Washington Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Washington Township.
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.