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Health in Harvey · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Harvey residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Harvey

Fewer Harvey adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Michigan. 1 in 9 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 6 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Cancer runs high in Harvey

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (10.4%), vs 8.9% across Michigan. Conditions ↓

Harvey is an active town

Only 20.5% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 24.9% across Michigan. Habits ↓

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 Michigan figure falls outside Harvey’s likely range.

★ What stands out · 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 9
Harvey adults worry about having enough food
10.8% · MI 15.4%
Better than MI
1 in 12
Harvey adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · MI 11.9%
Better than MI
1 in 15
Harvey adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.6% · MI 8.7%
Better than MI
1 in 16
Harvey adults lack reliable transportation
6.4% · MI 8.3%
Better than MI

10.1% of Harvey adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Harvey adults…

Harvey runs below MI on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Harvey adults have had cancer
Michigan: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.4%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.5%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 29%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 17.2%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 13.4%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Harvey, betterHarvey, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Harvey gets moving

6.8 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Harvey

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

HNearest ERUphs Marquette DLP HospitalMarquette · 4.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUphs Marquette DLP Hospital★★★★★ · 4.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUpper Great Lakes Family Health CenterMarquette · 5.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.8 mi
Uphs Marquette DLP Hospital
Marquette · ★★★★★
ER
5.9 mi
Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Marquette
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.6 mi
Bell Hospital
Ishpeming · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.1 mi
Munising Memorial Hospital
Munising · not rated
ERRural critical access
52.4 mi
OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group
Escanaba · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careHarvey is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHarvey is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHarvey 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 Harvey; ≈ 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 Harvey adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

82%Yearly checkupMI 80%
73%Dentist visitMI 68%
89%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
72%Colon screeningMI 69%
77%MammogramMI 77%
79%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harvey 5.1% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Harvey adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

3 in 10Harvey adults feel lonely
29% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Harvey adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Harvey adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.9% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 6Harvey adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Harvey 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.

Around town

Harvey and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Chocolay Township: 37.1%Sands Township: 38.2%Marquette: 36.9%Onota Township: 35.3%West Branch Township: 37.5%Skandia Township: 37.7%Forsyth Township: 39.3%Richmond Township: 37.1%Marquette Township: 37%Negaunee Township: 36.4%Trowbridge Park: 37%Harvey: 37.1%HarveyChocolay TownshipSands TownshipMarquetteUphs Marquette DLP Hospital · Marquette · 4.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHMarquette Family Health Center · Marquette · 5.9 mi+
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Marquette36.9%
Harvey37.1%
Chocolay Township37.1%
Sands Township38.2%
MI36.2%

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
Chocolay TownshipB37.1%10.7%13.7%ZIP codes
Sands TownshipB−38.2%11.2%15%ZIP codes
MarquetteB36.9%9.6%13.9%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.3%

of Harvey adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Michigan

Questions about health in Harvey

Why doesn’t Harvey have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Harvey?

Uphs Marquette DLP Hospital in Marquette, 4.8 miles in a straight line from Harvey’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 Harvey?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Marquette Family Health Center in Marquette, 5.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Harvey.

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.