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Health in Salt Creek Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Salt Creek Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 64660, 64658. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
22.9%
About the same as MO (20.5%)
Obesity
38.1%
About the same as MO (36.6%)
No exercise
31.9%
About the same as MO (28.8%)
Uninsured
8.2%
About the same as MO (8.7%)
Feel lonely
29.2%
About the same as MO (31.7%)
Nearest ER
13.9 mi
Pershing Memorial Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Salt Creek Township

10.6%have COPD · MO 8%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Salt Creek Township adults…

Salt Creek Township runs above MO on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Salt Creek Township adults have COPD
Missouri: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–12.2%
Better than MOWorseAbout the sameMissouri
Getting care

Care in and near Salt Creek Township

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

HNearest ERPershing Memorial HospitalBrookfield · 13.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPershing Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 13.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCompass HealthMarceline · 11.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.3 mi
Compass Health
3 sites · nearest in Marceline
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.9 mi
Pershing Memorial Hospital
Brookfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
28.5 mi
HCC Network - Carrollton
Carrollton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
28.8 mi
Carroll County Memorial Hospital
Carrollton · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
31.8 mi
Macon County Samaritan Memorial Hospital
Macon · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
32.7 mi
Hedrick Medical Center
Chillicothe · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Salt Creek Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Salt Creek Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek 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 exercise 31.9%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.7%MO 36.5%
Binge drink 14.5%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.2%MO 16%
0%10%20%30%40%
Salt Creek Township, betterSalt Creek Township, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where Salt Creek Township gets moving

5.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Salt Creek Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Missouri.

80%Yearly checkupMO 78%
56%Dentist visitMO 60%
86%Cholesterol checkMO 85%
64%Colon screeningMO 64%
74%MammogramMO 75%
81%Taking BP medsMO 77%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Salt Creek Township 8.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Salt Creek Township adults are doing

About the same as Missouri on each measure.

3 in 10Salt Creek Township adults feel lonely
29.2% · MO 31.7% · About the same as MO
1 in 5Salt Creek Township adults lack social or emotional support
18.7% · MO 20.1% · About the same as MO
1 in 4Salt Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · MO 24.3% · About the same as MO
1 in 6Salt Creek Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · MO 17.5% · About the same as MO
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Salt Creek 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 8
Salt Creek Township adults worry about having enough food
12.6% · MO 13.7%
About the same as MO
1 in 10
Salt Creek Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.2% · MO 12.1%
Better than MO
1 in 13
Salt Creek Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.7% · MO 9%
Better than MO
1 in 13
Salt Creek Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · MO 8.4%
About the same as MO

10.3% of Salt Creek Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Around town

Salt Creek Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Musselfork Township: 37.8%Mendon Township: 38.1%Keytesville Township: 38%Yellow Creek Township: 37.9%Brunswick Township: 38.8%Clark Township: 37.7%Cockrell Township: 39%Triplett Township: 38.8%Cunningham Township: 37.5%Salisbury Township: 39.2%Wayland Township: 39.2%Chariton Township: 37.3%Bowling Green Township: 39.1%Keytesville: 37.9%Brookfield Township: 35.5%Marceline Township: 36.7%De Witt Township: 38.6%Brunswick: 38.6%Salt Creek Township: 38.1%Salt Creek TownshipMusselfork TownshipMendon TownshipKeytesville TownshipYellow Creek TownshipBrunswick TownshipPershing Memorial Hospital · Brookfield · 13.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHCompass Health · Marceline · 11.3 mi+
Healthier than MONear MOLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Musselfork Township37.8%
Yellow Creek Township37.9%
Keytesville Township38%
Salt Creek Township38.1%
Mendon Township38.1%
Brunswick Township38.8%
MO36.6%

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
Musselfork Township————
Mendon Township————
Keytesville Township————
Brunswick TownshipC−38.8%14.8%17.9%ZIP codes
Yellow Creek Township————

Musselfork Township, Mendon Township and Yellow Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Keytesville Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

40.1%

of Salt Creek Township adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.6%
Thinking or memory17.8%
Hearing10.9%
Errands alone10.3%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.6%
Missouri

Questions about health in Salt Creek Township

Why doesn’t Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek Township.

What hospital is closest to Salt Creek Township?

Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield, 13.9 miles in a straight line from Salt Creek Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Salt Creek Township.

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Ask your neighbors

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.