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Health in McCamish Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where McCamish Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for McCamish Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 66021, 66030, 66025. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in McCamish Township

Binge drinking is the habit McCamish Township doesn’t win on

18.7% of adults binge drink, vs 16.3% across Kansas, even though more of them exercise. Habits ↓

Heart disease and stroke are less common in McCamish Township

McCamish Township runs below Kansas on heart disease (5.1% vs 6.4%), stroke (2.6% vs 3.2%) and diabetes (9.6% vs 11.4%). Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Kansas figure falls outside McCamish Township’s likely range; McCamish Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 66021, 66030, 66025, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Kansas

Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.2%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.3%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 18.7%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.1%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
McCamish Township, betterMcCamish Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where McCamish Township gets moving

16 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 McCamish Township adults…

McCamish Township runs below KS on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 McCamish Township adults have heart disease
Kansas: 6 in 100 · better · likely 4.6–5.7%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Getting care

Care in and near McCamish Township

No hospital or community health center in McCamish Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERUniversity of Kansas Health System Olathe HospitalOlathe · 10.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUniversity of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital★★★★★ · 10.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealth Partnership ClinicOlathe · 12.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.7 mi
University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital
Olathe · ★★★★★
ER
12.9 mi
Health Partnership Clinic
4 sites · nearest in Olathe
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.4 mi
Minimally Invasive Surgery Hospital
Lenexa · not rated
17.4 mi
Heartland Medical Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Lawrence
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.6 mi
Lmh
Lawrence · ★★★★★
ER
17.9 mi
Adventhealth South Overland Park
Overland Park · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMcCamish Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMcCamish Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMcCamish 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 McCamish Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of McCamish Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kansas.

77%Yearly checkupKS 77%
69%Dentist visitKS 65%
85%Cholesterol checkKS 84%
65%Colon screeningKS 64%
76%MammogramKS 75%
75%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
McCamish Township 8.2% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How McCamish Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

3 in 10McCamish Township adults feel lonely
29.7% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5McCamish Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.4% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5McCamish Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6McCamish Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 McCamish Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10
McCamish Township adults worry about having enough food
10% · KS 13%
Better than KS
1 in 10
McCamish Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · KS 11.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 14
McCamish Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.2% · KS 8.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 17
McCamish Township adults lack reliable transportation
6% · KS 7.1%
Better than KS

5.4% of McCamish Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Around town

McCamish Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Edgerton: 34.3%Gardner: 34.9%Gardner Township: 34.2%Richland Township: 35.7%Palmyra Township: 31.6%Spring Hill Township: 33%Olathe: 32.8%Lexington Township: 33.4%Marysville Township: 34.5%Franklin Township: 39%Stanton Township: 35.8%Peoria Township: 40.1%Wellsville: 39%Willow Springs Township: 29.7%Wakarusa Township: 31.7%Hayes Township: 38.4%Eudora Township: 33.2%McCamish Township: 34.2%McCamish TownshipEdgertonGardnerGardner TownshipRichland TownshipPalmyra TownshipUniversity of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital · Olathe · 10.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHMinimally Invasive Surgery Hospital · Lenexa · 15.4 miHLmh · Lawrence · 17.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHHealth Partnership Clinic · Olathe · 12.9 mi+Heartland at 534 Michigan · Lawrence · 17.4 mi+
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Palmyra Township31.6%
McCamish Township34.2%
Gardner Township34.2%
Edgerton34.3%
Gardner34.9%
Richland Township35.7%
KS36.5%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
EdgertonA−34.3%9.1%14.4%CDC place
GardnerA−34.9%8.9%14.2%CDC place
Gardner TownshipA−34.2%8.8%13.4%ZIP codes
Richland TownshipB+35.7%10.8%14.1%ZIP codes
Palmyra TownshipA31.6%9.1%11.9%ZIP codes

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.9%

of McCamish Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing6.2%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Kansas

Questions about health in McCamish Township

Why doesn’t McCamish 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 McCamish Township.

What hospital is closest to McCamish Township?

University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital in Olathe, 10.7 miles in a straight line from McCamish Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in McCamish Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.