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Health in Osawatomie Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Osawatomie Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 66064. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Osawatomie Township

Smoking is more common in Osawatomie Township

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (17.9%), vs 14% across Kansas. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Osawatomie Township

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.1%), vs 6.7% across Kansas. 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 Osawatomie Township’s likely range; Osawatomie Township’s figures come from ZIP code 66064, 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 28.4%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.8%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 15.4%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Osawatomie Township, betterOsawatomie Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Osawatomie Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Osawatomie Township adults…

Osawatomie Township runs above KS on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Osawatomie Township adults have COPD
Kansas: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.1–9.3%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Getting care

Care in and near Osawatomie Township

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

HNearest ERMiami County Medical CenterPaola · 10.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealth Partnership ClinicPaola · 10.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.1 mi
Miami County Medical Center
Paola · not rated
ER
10.5 mi
Health Partnership Clinic
4 sites · nearest in Paola
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.2 mi
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
4 sites · nearest in La Cygne
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.8 mi
Adventhealth Ottawa
Ottawa · ★★★★★
19.2 mi
Anderson County Hospital
Garnett · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.8 mi
University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital
Olathe · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careOsawatomie Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOsawatomie Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthOsawatomie 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 Osawatomie 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 Osawatomie Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kansas.

75%Yearly checkupKS 77%
62%Dentist visitKS 65%
83%Cholesterol checkKS 84%
63%Colon screeningKS 64%
74%MammogramKS 75%
78%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Osawatomie Township 9.6% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Osawatomie Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

1 in 3Osawatomie Township adults feel lonely
30.9% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Osawatomie Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.5% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 4Osawatomie Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.5% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Osawatomie Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Osawatomie 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 7
Osawatomie Township adults worry about having enough food
13.8% · KS 13%
About the same as KS
1 in 8
Osawatomie Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.8% · KS 11.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 11
Osawatomie Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.8% · KS 8.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 13
Osawatomie Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.6% · KS 7.1%
About the same as KS

8.5% of Osawatomie Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Around town

Osawatomie Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Osawatomie: 38.3%Stanton Township: 35.8%Valley Township: 35.5%Mound Township: 38.2%Osage Township: 35.2%Cutler Township: 41.2%Pottawatomie Township: 40.1%Paola Township: 35.1%Richland Township: 35.7%Peoria Township: 40.1%Miami Township: 36.8%Paola: 35.3%Middle Creek Township: 35.3%Liberty Township: 34.9%Scott Township: 37.1%Harrison Township: 40.3%Walker Township: 39.4%Richmond Township: 40.6%Osawatomie Township: 38%Osawatomie TownshipOsawatomieStanton TownshipValley TownshipMound TownshipOsage TownshipCutler TownshipPottawatomie TownshipMiami County Medical Center · Paola · 10.1 miHAdventhealth Ottawa · Ottawa · 16.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHAnderson County Hospital · Garnett · 19.2 miHHealth Partnership Clinic · Paola · 10.5 mi+Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/La Cygne · La Cygne · 16.2 mi+
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Osage Township35.2%
Valley Township35.5%
Stanton Township35.8%
Osawatomie Township38%
Mound Township38.2%
Osawatomie38.3%
Pottawatomie Township40.1%
Cutler Township41.2%
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
OsawatomieC38.3%11.5%18.3%CDC place
Stanton Township————
Valley TownshipB35.5%11.6%14.8%ZIP codes
Mound Township————
Cutler Township————
Osage Township————
Pottawatomie Township————

Stanton Township, Mound Township, Cutler Township, Osage Township and Pottawatomie 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.

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory16.3%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Kansas

Questions about health in Osawatomie Township

Why doesn’t Osawatomie 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 Osawatomie Township.

What hospital is closest to Osawatomie Township?

Miami County Medical Center in Paola, 10.1 miles in a straight line from Osawatomie 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 Osawatomie 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.