✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Drexel itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Drexel itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Drexel 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 Drexel; ≈ 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 exercise28.2%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours38.5%MO 36.5%
Binge drink15.5%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes16.2%MO 16%
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Drexel, betterDrexel, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where Drexel gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Drexel 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
Drexel 8.1% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection
How Drexel adults are doing
About the same as Missouri on each measure.
3 in 10Drexel adults feel lonely
29.1% · MO 31.7% · About the same as MO
1 in 5Drexel adults lack social or emotional support
19.2% · MO 20.1% · About the same as MO
1 in 4Drexel adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · MO 24.3% · About the same as MO
1 in 6Drexel adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · MO 17.5% · About the same as MO
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Drexel adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
West Boone 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.
35.1%
of Drexel adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory16.9%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Missouri
Questions about health in Drexel
Why doesn’t Drexel have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Drexel.
What hospital is closest to Drexel?
Miami County Medical Center in Paola, 13.9 miles in a straight line from Drexel’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 Drexel.
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.
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