✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Blue Mound Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Blue Mound Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Blue Mound 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 Blue Mound 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).
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Missouri
Share of adults, with the Missouri figure marked.
Get no exercise30.1%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours36.9%MO 36.5%
Binge drink16.5%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes17.8%MO 16%
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Blue Mound Township, betterBlue Mound Township, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where Blue Mound Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Blue Mound Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Missouri.
Yearly checkupMO 78%
Dentist visitMO 60%
Cholesterol checkMO 85%
Colon screeningMO 64%
MammogramMO 75%
Taking BP medsMO 77%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Blue Mound Township 8.5% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection
How Blue Mound Township adults are doing
About the same as Missouri on each measure.
3 in 10Blue Mound Township adults feel lonely
30.7% · MO 31.7% · About the same as MO
1 in 5Blue Mound Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.6% · MO 20.1% · About the same as MO
1 in 4Blue Mound Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · MO 24.3% · About the same as MO
1 in 6Blue Mound Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · MO 17.5% · About the same as MO
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Blue Mound Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Green Township, Monroe Township, Fairview Township, Hill Township and Dawn: 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.
37.6%
of Blue Mound Township adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory17.6%
Hearing9.4%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Missouri
Questions about health in Blue Mound Township
Why doesn’t Blue Mound 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 Blue Mound Township.
What hospital is closest to Blue Mound Township?
Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, 11.2 miles in a straight line from Blue Mound Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.
Where can I get low-cost care near Blue Mound Township?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Northwest Health Services - Chillicothe in Chillicothe, 8.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Blue Mound Township.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Missouri 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.