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Health in Good Hope · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Good Hope residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Good Hope

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Good Hope adults…

Good Hope runs above OH on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Good Hope adults have heart disease
Ohio: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.7–10.3%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Why age matters here

Good Hope is an older town: 25% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Ohio. Heart disease and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Good Hope as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Good Hope25%
Ohio18%
Getting care

Care in and near Good Hope

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

HNearest ERGreenfield Area Medical CenterGreenfield · 6.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAdena Fayette Medical Center★★★★★ · 7.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHighland Health ProvidersGreenfield · 7.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.9 mi
Greenfield Area Medical Center
Greenfield · not rated
ERRural critical access
7.2 mi
Highland Health Providers
4 sites · nearest in Greenfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.3 mi
Healthsource of Ohio
2 sites · nearest in Washington Court House
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.8 mi
Adena Fayette Medical Center
Washington CH · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.9 mi
Chillicothe VA Medical Center
Chillicothe · not rated
For veterans
20.4 mi
Highland District Hospital
Hillsboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Good Hope itself
✓ Dental careGood Hope is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Good Hope 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 Good Hope; ≈ 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 exercise 29.6%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.4%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.7%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 18.4%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Good Hope, betterGood Hope, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Good Hope gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Good Hope adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Ohio.

79%Yearly checkupOH 80%
64%Dentist visitOH 63%
87%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
62%Colon screeningOH 65%
77%MammogramOH 76%
80%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Good Hope 8.7% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Good Hope adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Good Hope adults feel lonely
33.4% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Good Hope adults lack social or emotional support
22% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Good Hope adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Good Hope adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Good Hope 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 8
Good Hope adults worry about having enough food
12.3% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 10
Good Hope adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 14
Good Hope adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.1% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 15
Good Hope adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

10.2% of Good Hope adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Good Hope 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.

31.6%

of Good Hope adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing9%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Ohio

Questions about health in Good Hope

Why doesn’t Good Hope have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Good Hope?

Greenfield Area Medical Center in Greenfield, 6.9 miles in a straight line from Good Hope’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Good Hope?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Highland Health Providers - Greenfield Medical Services in Greenfield, 7.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Good Hope.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.