✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Auburn Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Auburn Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Auburn 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 Auburn 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 Ohio
Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.
Get no exercise30.8%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours39.6%OH 37.9%
Binge drink15.7%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes18%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Auburn Township, betterAuburn Township, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Auburn Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Auburn Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Ohio.
Yearly checkupOH 80%
Dentist visitOH 63%
Cholesterol checkOH 86%
Colon screeningOH 65%
MammogramOH 76%
Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Auburn Township 8.3% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection
How Auburn Township adults are doing
About the same as Ohio on each measure.
1 in 3Auburn Township adults feel lonely
33.5% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Auburn Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Auburn Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.5% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Auburn Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Auburn Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Vernon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Plymouth Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
32.4%
of Auburn Township adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs16.2%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing8%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Ohio
Questions about health in Auburn Township
Why doesn’t Auburn 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 Auburn Township.
What hospital is closest to Auburn Township?
Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital in Shelby, 7.6 miles in a straight line from Auburn 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 Auburn Township?
2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health Services - Willard in Willard, 5.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Auburn Township.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Ohio 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.
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