✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ninnescah Township itself
✓ Dental careNinnescah Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Ninnescah 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 Ninnescah 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 exercise26.2%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours36.6%KS 34.3%
Binge drink15%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes16%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ninnescah Township, betterNinnescah Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Ninnescah Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Ninnescah 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
Ninnescah Township 8% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection
How Ninnescah Township adults are doing
About the same as Kansas on each measure.
3 in 10Ninnescah Township adults feel lonely
30.3% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Ninnescah Township adults lack social or emotional support
21% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Ninnescah Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Ninnescah Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Ninnescah Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Fairview Township and Vernon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Maple Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
31.9%
of Ninnescah Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Kansas
Questions about health in Ninnescah Township
Why doesn’t Ninnescah 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 Ninnescah Township.
What hospital is closest to Ninnescah Township?
William Newton Hospital in Winfield, 9.6 miles in a straight line from Ninnescah Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.
Where can I get low-cost care near Ninnescah Township?
2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health Center in Cowley County in Winfield, 9.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Ninnescah 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.