✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Lehigh Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Lehigh Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Lehigh 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 Lehigh 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 Lehigh Township adults…
Lehigh Township runs below KS on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
34 of every 100 Lehigh Township adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.2–38.4%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Kansas
Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.
Get no exercise26%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours32.5%KS 34.3%
Binge drink16.7%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes15.7%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
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Where Lehigh Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Lehigh 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 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lehigh Township 8.1% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection
How Lehigh Township adults are doing
About the same as Kansas on each measure.
3 in 10Lehigh Township adults feel lonely
29.7% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Lehigh Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Lehigh Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.6% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Lehigh Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Lehigh Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Canton Township, Menno Township and Risley 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.
29.7%
of Lehigh Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Kansas
Questions about health in Lehigh Township
Why doesn’t Lehigh 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 Lehigh Township.
What hospital is closest to Lehigh Township?
St. Luke Hospital & Living Center in Marion, 16.4 miles in a straight line from Lehigh 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 Lehigh 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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