! Primary careGrand Meadow Township is a federal shortage area.Southeast Mower County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Grand Meadow Township itself
✓ Mental healthGrand Meadow 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 Grand Meadow 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 Grand Meadow Township adults…
Grand Meadow Township runs above MN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
10 of every 100 Grand Meadow Township adults have had cancer
Minnesota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 8.6–10.6%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota
Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.
Get no exercise23.6%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours31.5%MN 29.2%
Binge drink18.4%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes14.1%MN 13.1%
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Where Grand Meadow Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Grand Meadow Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.
Yearly checkupMN 75%
Dentist visitMN 68%
Cholesterol checkMN 85%
Colon screeningMN 69%
MammogramMN 79%
Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Grand Meadow Township 6.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection
How Grand Meadow Township adults are doing
About the same as Minnesota on each measure.
3 in 10Grand Meadow Township adults feel lonely
28.9% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Grand Meadow Township adults lack social or emotional support
21% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Grand Meadow Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Grand Meadow Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Grand Meadow Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Clayton Township, Pleasant Valley Township, Frankford Township and Dexter 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.
27.4%
of Grand Meadow Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Minnesota
Questions about health in Grand Meadow Township
Why doesn’t Grand Meadow 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 Grand Meadow Township.
What hospital is closest to Grand Meadow Township?
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester in Rochester, 22.3 miles in a straight line from Grand Meadow Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Grand Meadow Township.
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.