✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Black Creek Township itself
✓ Dental careBlack Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Black 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 Black 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).
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Black Creek Township adults…
Black Creek Township runs above OH on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
10 of every 100 Black Creek Township adults have had cancer
Ohio: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio
Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.
Get no exercise29.8%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours37.8%OH 37.9%
Binge drink17.4%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes16.7%OH 15.4%
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Where Black Creek Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Black Creek 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 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Black Creek Township 7.7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection
How Black Creek Township adults are doing
About the same as Ohio on each measure.
1 in 3Black Creek Township adults feel lonely
34.4% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Black Creek Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Black Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Black Creek Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Black Creek Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Liberty Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
31.2%
of Black Creek Township adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Ohio
Questions about health in Black Creek Township
Why doesn’t Black 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 Black Creek Township.
What hospital is closest to Black Creek Township?
Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, 12.6 miles in a straight line from Black Creek 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 Black Creek 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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