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Health in Drammen Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Drammen Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56149, 57026. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Drammen Township

Drammen Township is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Drammen Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Drammen Township

1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.5%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. 1 in 15 adults have COPD (6.8%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. Stroke is also above the state: 3.8%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Drammen Township runs above Minnesota on five of 11 chronic conditions. 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 Minnesota figure falls outside Drammen Township’s likely range; Drammen Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56149, 57026, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Drammen Township

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

HNearest ERHendricks Community HospitalHendricks · 11.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 18.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 18.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.9 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Hendricks · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.7 mi
Avera Tyler Hospital
Tyler · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.6 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
18.6 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Flandreau · not rated
ERRural critical access
48.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careDrammen Township is a federal shortage area.Ivanhoe and Canby · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Drammen Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Drammen 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 Drammen 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Drammen Township adults…

Drammen Township runs above MN on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Drammen Township adults have heart disease
Minnesota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.6–8.3%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.8%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.4%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 17.7%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Drammen Township, betterDrammen Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Drammen Township gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Drammen Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

77%Yearly checkupMN 75%
67%Dentist visitMN 68%
86%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
69%Colon screeningMN 69%
79%MammogramMN 79%
79%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Drammen Township 8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Drammen Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Drammen Township adults feel lonely
28.5% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Drammen Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Drammen Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Drammen Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Drammen 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 9
Drammen Township adults worry about having enough food
11% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 12
Drammen Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.4% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 18
Drammen Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 15
Drammen Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

8.2% of Drammen Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Drammen Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Richland Township: 39.1%Diamond Lake Township: 36.8%Verdi Township: 38.6%Shaokatan Township: 37%Alton Township: 39.3%Elkton Township: 39%Lake Hendricks Township: 37.9%Sherman Township: 39.7%Lake Benton Township: 36.9%Marshfield Township: 36.8%Ash Lake Township: 36.4%Altona Township: 39.1%Hendricks Township: 37%Drammen Township: 37.2%Drammen TownshipRichland TownshipDiamond Lake TownshipVerdi TownshipShaokatan TownshipHendricks Community Hospital · Hendricks · 11.9 miHAvera Tyler Hospital · Tyler · 13.7 miH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Diamond Lake Township36.8%
Shaokatan Township37%
Drammen Township37.2%
Verdi Township38.6%
Richland Township39.1%
MN33.5%

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
Diamond Lake Township————
Verdi Township————
Shaokatan Township————

Diamond Lake Township, Verdi Township and Shaokatan 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.

30.7%

of Drammen Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Drammen Township

Why doesn’t Drammen 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 Drammen Township.

What hospital is closest to Drammen Township?

Hendricks Community Hospital in Hendricks, 11.9 miles in a straight line from Drammen 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 Drammen Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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