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Health in Janke Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Janke Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58442, 58440. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Janke Township

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Janke Township

1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10.3%), vs 6.1% across North Dakota. 1 in 10 adults have COPD (9.6%), vs 5.9% across North Dakota. Stroke is also above the state: 5%, vs 3.1% across North Dakota. In all, Janke Township runs above North Dakota on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Janke Township is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Janke Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

More Janke Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.5%), vs 21.8% across North Dakota. There are 27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves in town, a place to start. Habits ↓

More high blood pressure in Janke Township, and more people treating it

43.3% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 83.9% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.3% statewide. Checkups ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the North Dakota figure falls outside Janke Township’s likely range; Janke Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 58442, 58440, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Janke Township adults…

Janke Township runs above ND on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Janke Township adults have heart disease
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11.7%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Janke Township

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

HNearest ERSouth Central HealthWishek · 22.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterLamoure · 40.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
22.9 mi
South Central Health
Wishek · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.4 mi
Ashley Medical Center
Ashley · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.7 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
40.1 mi
Family Healthcare Center
3 sites · nearest in Lamoure
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
50.4 mi
Eureka Community Health Services - Cah
Eureka · not rated
ERRural critical access
73.4 mi
Horizon Health - Aberdeen
Aberdeen · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Janke Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Janke Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Janke 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 Janke 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 North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.5%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.1%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 16%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Janke Township, betterJanke Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Janke Township gets moving

27 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupND 74%
62%Dentist visitND 65%
87%Cholesterol checkND 83%
68%Colon screeningND 65%
78%MammogramND 78%
84%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Janke Township 7.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Janke Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Janke Township adults feel lonely
27.9% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Janke Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Janke Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.9% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Janke Township adults are in frequent mental distress
12.9% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Janke 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 9
Janke Township adults worry about having enough food
11.4% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 12
Janke Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 18
Janke Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.7% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 16
Janke Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

7.9% of Janke Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Janke Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Gutschmidt Township: 39.9%Haag Township: 40.3%Swede Township: 35.2%Finn Township: 39.9%Raney Township: 35.8%Norden Township: 35.2%Roloff Township: 36.9%Ray Township: 35.7%Janke Township: 40.1%Janke TownshipGutschmidt TownshipHaag TownshipSwede Township
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Swede Township35.2%
Gutschmidt Township39.9%
Janke Township40.1%
Haag Township40.3%
ND36.5%

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
Gutschmidt Township————
Haag Township————
Swede Township————

Gutschmidt Township, Haag Township and Swede 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 Janke Township adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing12.4%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.7%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Janke Township

Why doesn’t Janke 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 Janke Township.

What hospital is closest to Janke Township?

South Central Health in Wishek, 22.9 miles in a straight line from Janke Township’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 Janke Township.

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.