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Garden, MichiganPhoto: Rklawton · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Garden · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Garden residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Garden. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
21.1%
About the same as MI (19.4%)
Obesity
39.4%
About the same as MI (36.2%)
No exercise
26.3%
About the same as MI (24.9%)
Uninsured
6.8%
About the same as MI (6.9%)
Feel lonely
30.7%
About the same as MI (32.4%)
Nearest ER
17.8 mi
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Garden

9.2%have heart disease · MI 7%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Garden adults…

Garden runs above MI on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Garden adults have heart disease
Michigan: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8–10.6%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Garden

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

HNearest ERSchoolcraft Memorial HospitalManistique · 17.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUpper Great Lakes Family Health CenterGwinn · 54.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.8 mi
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
Manistique · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
26.3 mi
OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group
Escanaba · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
45.4 mi
Munising Memorial Hospital
Munising · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
54.2 mi
Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Gwinn
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
64.2 mi
Helen Newberry Joy Hospital
Newberry · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
70.2 mi
Northlakes - Marinette
Marinette · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Garden itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Garden itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Garden 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 Garden; ≈ 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 Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.3%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.6%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 14.5%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 16.4%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Garden, betterGarden, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Garden gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Garden adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

81%Yearly checkupMI 80%
65%Dentist visitMI 68%
88%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
71%Colon screeningMI 69%
76%MammogramMI 77%
80%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Garden 6.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Garden adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

3 in 10Garden adults feel lonely
30.7% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Garden adults lack social or emotional support
21.9% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
3 in 10Garden adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.8% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 6Garden adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Garden 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
Garden adults worry about having enough food
14% · MI 15.4%
About the same as MI
1 in 10
Garden adults worry about keeping their housing
10.2% · MI 11.9%
About the same as MI
1 in 13
Garden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.9% · MI 8.7%
About the same as MI
1 in 13
Garden adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · MI 8.3%
About the same as MI

13.7% of Garden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Around town

Garden and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

36.7%

of Garden adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing10.1%
Errands alone9.7%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.5%
Michigan

Questions about health in Garden

Why doesn’t Garden have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Garden.

What hospital is closest to Garden?

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, 17.8 miles in a straight line from Garden’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 Garden.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan 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.