✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Gypsum Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Gypsum Township itself
✓ Mental healthGypsum Township is not a shortage area
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 Gypsum 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 exercise26.9%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours32.4%KS 34.3%
Binge drink16.5%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes15.2%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Gypsum Township, betterGypsum Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Gypsum Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Gypsum 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
Gypsum Township 7.8% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection
How Gypsum Township adults are doing
About the same as Kansas on each measure.
3 in 10Gypsum Township adults feel lonely
29.8% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Gypsum Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.4% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Gypsum Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Gypsum Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Gypsum Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Eureka Township, Gypsum Creek Township, Liberty Township and Holland 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.
31.1%
of Gypsum Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Kansas
Questions about health in Gypsum Township
Why doesn’t Gypsum 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 Gypsum Township.
What hospital is closest to Gypsum Township?
Lindsborg Community Hospital in Lindsborg, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Gypsum 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 Gypsum 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.
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