✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ohio Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ohio Township itself
✓ Mental healthOhio 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 Ohio 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 exercise28.5%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours33.4%KS 34.3%
Binge drink16.6%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes15.6%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ohio Township, betterOhio Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Ohio Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Ohio 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 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ohio Township 10.1% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection
How Ohio Township adults are doing
About the same as Kansas on each measure.
1 in 3Ohio Township adults feel lonely
31.1% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Ohio Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.5% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Ohio Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Ohio Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Ohio Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Pleasant Valley Township, Smoky Hill Township, Spring Creek Township and Washington 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.
31.4%
of Ohio Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing8%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Kansas
Questions about health in Ohio Township
Why doesn’t Ohio 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 Ohio Township.
What hospital is closest to Ohio Township?
Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, 8.7 miles in a straight line from Ohio Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.
Where can I get low-cost care near Ohio Township?
2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Salina Family Eye Care Center in Salina, 9.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Ohio 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.