✓ Primary careGrand Prairie Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGrand Prairie Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Grand Prairie 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 Grand Prairie 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 Nebraska
Share of adults, with the Nebraska figure marked.
Get no exercise23.6%NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hours27.4%NE 31.3%
Binge drink20.2%NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettes13.2%NE 13.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Grand Prairie Township, betterGrand Prairie Township, worseAbout the sameNebraska
Where Grand Prairie Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Grand Prairie Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Nebraska.
Yearly checkupNE 76%
Dentist visitNE 64%
Cholesterol checkNE 84%
Colon screeningNE 62%
MammogramNE 75%
Taking BP medsNE 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Grand Prairie Township 8.2% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection
How Grand Prairie Township adults are doing
About the same as Nebraska on each measure.
1 in 4Grand Prairie Township adults feel lonely
27% · NE 29.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 5Grand Prairie Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · NE 20.5% · About the same as NE
1 in 6Grand Prairie Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
16.5% · NE 18.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 7Grand Prairie Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.4% · NE 14.1% · About the same as NE
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 4 Grand Prairie Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Sherman Township, Shell Creek Township, Humphrey Township and Burrows 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.
26.4%
of Grand Prairie Township adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs11.6%
Thinking or memory11.1%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3%
Nebraska
Questions about health in Grand Prairie Township
Why doesn’t Grand Prairie 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 Grand Prairie Township.
What hospital is closest to Grand Prairie Township?
Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, 10.7 miles in a straight line from Grand Prairie 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 Grand Prairie Township.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Nebraska 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.