✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Fairview Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Fairview Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Fairview 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 Fairview 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 exercise32.7%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours37.5%MO 36.5%
Binge drink15.3%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes18.9%MO 16%
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Fairview Township, betterFairview Township, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where Fairview Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Fairview 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 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fairview Township 9.4% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection
How Fairview Township adults are doing
About the same as Missouri on each measure.
1 in 3Fairview Township adults feel lonely
32% · MO 31.7% · About the same as MO
1 in 5Fairview Township adults lack social or emotional support
20% · MO 20.1% · About the same as MO
1 in 4Fairview Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.3% · MO 24.3% · About the same as MO
1 in 5Fairview Township adults are in frequent mental distress
19% · MO 17.5% · About the same as MO
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Fairview Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Chillicothe Township: not graded. Blue Mound Township, Grand River Township, Stokes Mound Township and Green 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.
40.6%
of Fairview Township adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs18.7%
Thinking or memory19.4%
Hearing10%
Errands alone10.9%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.5%
Missouri
Questions about health in Fairview Township
Why doesn’t Fairview 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 Fairview Township.
What hospital is closest to Fairview Township?
Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, 10.8 miles in a straight line from Fairview 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 Fairview Township?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Northwest Health Services - Chillicothe in Chillicothe, 7.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Fairview 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.