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Glenfield Community Center - Glenfield, North Dakota 10-14-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Glenfield · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Glenfield residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Glenfield. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
15.9%
About the same as ND (16.1%)
Obesity
36.5%
About the same as ND (36.5%)
No exercise
22.6%
About the same as ND (21.8%)
Uninsured
6.7%
About the same as ND (7.3%)
Feel lonely
29.1%
About the same as ND (29.6%)
Nearest ER
20.6 mi
Cooperstown Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Glenfield

21 mito the nearest ER
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Glenfield

No hospital or community health center in Glenfield itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERCooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 20.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterValley City · 45.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
20.6 mi
Cooperstown Medical Center
Cooperstown · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
23.9 mi
Carrington Health Center
Carrington · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
28.1 mi
Nelson County Health System
Mcville · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
40.5 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
45.1 mi
Family Healthcare Center
3 sites · nearest in Valley City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
53.9 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careGlenfield is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGlenfield is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Glenfield 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 Glenfield; ≈ 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 Glenfield adults…

On every condition, Glenfield is about the same as North Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Glenfield adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · about the same · likely 28–36.7%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.6%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.2%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 21.9%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.2%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Glenfield, betterGlenfield, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Glenfield gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Glenfield adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

74%Yearly checkupND 74%
66%Dentist visitND 65%
84%Cholesterol checkND 83%
61%Colon screeningND 65%
78%MammogramND 78%
76%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Glenfield 6.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Glenfield adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Glenfield adults feel lonely
29.1% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Glenfield adults lack social or emotional support
19.9% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Glenfield adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.8% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Glenfield adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Glenfield 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 10
Glenfield adults worry about having enough food
9.9% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 12
Glenfield adults worry about keeping their housing
8.4% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 18
Glenfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Glenfield adults lack reliable transportation
6% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

6.4% of Glenfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Glenfield and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.3%

of Glenfield adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Glenfield

Why doesn’t Glenfield have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Glenfield.

What hospital is closest to Glenfield?

Cooperstown Medical Center in Cooperstown, 20.6 miles in a straight line from Glenfield’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 Glenfield.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Dakota 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.