✓ Primary careHenry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHenry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Henry 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 Henry 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 exercise27.4%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours31.6%KS 34.3%
Binge drink15.7%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes16.1%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Henry Township, betterHenry Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Henry Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Henry 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
Henry Township 7.9% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection
How Henry Township adults are doing
About the same as Kansas on each measure.
3 in 10Henry Township adults feel lonely
29.1% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Henry Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Henry Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Henry Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Henry Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Center Township, Morton Township, Logan Township and Fountain 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 Henry Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs15.9%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Kansas
Questions about health in Henry Township
Why doesn’t Henry 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 Henry Township.
What hospital is closest to Henry Township?
Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, 9.7 miles in a straight line from Henry 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 Henry 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.