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8 of every 100 Grant Township adults have COPD
Kansas: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.2–9.6%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Why age matters here
Grant Township is an older town: 32% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Kansas. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Grant Township as about how healthy they are.
Residents 65 and older
Grant Township32%
Kansas17%
Getting care
Care in and near Grant Township
No hospital or community health center in Grant Township itself. These are the nearest.
HNearest ERNeosho Memorial Regional Medical CenterChanute · 17.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNeosho Memorial Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Southeast KansasHumboldt · 17.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Grant Township itself
✓ Dental careGrant Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Grant 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 Grant 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).
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Kansas
Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.
Get no exercise26.4%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours34.6%KS 34.3%
Binge drink15.5%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes15.8%KS 14%
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Where Grant Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Grant Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kansas.
Yearly checkupKS 77%
Dentist visitKS 65%
Cholesterol checkKS 84%
Colon screeningKS 64%
MammogramKS 75%
Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Grant Township 7.9% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection
How Grant Township adults are doing
About the same as Kansas on each measure.
3 in 10Grant Township adults feel lonely
29.3% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Grant Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Grant Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Grant Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Grant Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Elsmore Township, Walnut Grove Township, Big Creek Township, Walnut Township and Walnut 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.
32.4%
of Grant Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Kansas
Questions about health in Grant Township
Why doesn’t Grant 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 Grant Township.
What hospital is closest to Grant Township?
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, 17.4 miles in a straight line from Grant Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Grant Township.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kansas 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.