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Health in Grover Hill · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Grover Hill residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Grover Hill

Many Grover Hill adults are uninsured, but health holds up

1 in 8 working-age adults has no health insurance (12%, vs 8% across Ohio). Yet the share who say their health is fair or poor, 20.7%, is about level with the state’s 19.4%. Fewer get a yearly checkup: 75.9% vs 79.9%. Checkups ↓

Grover Hill is short on primary care and mental health care

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

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 Ohio figure falls outside Grover Hill’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupOH 80%
62%Dentist visitOH 63%
82%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
61%Colon screeningOH 65%
73%MammogramOH 76%
74%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Grover Hill 12% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Grover Hill

No hospital or community health center in Grover Hill itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPaulding County HospitalPaulding · 10.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Health - Defiance Hospital★★★★★ · 19.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Care of Northwest OhioVan Wert · 13 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.3 mi
Paulding County Hospital
Paulding · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.9 mi
Van Wert County Hospital
Van Wert · ★★★★★
13 mi
Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio
Van Wert · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.6 mi
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
Defiance · ★★★★★
ER
20 mi
Health Partners of Western Ohio
6 sites · nearest in Defiance
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.1 mi
Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital
Defiance · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Grover Hill itself
✓ Dental careGrover Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Grover Hill 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 Grover Hill; ≈ 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 Grover Hill adults…

Grover Hill runs below OH on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Grover Hill adults have had cancer
Ohio: 9 in 100 · better · likely 6.9–8.6%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 31.4%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.5%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 18.5%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 18.2%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Grover Hill, betterGrover Hill, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Grover Hill gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Grover Hill adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, Grover Hill runs above Ohio.

2 in 5Grover Hill adults feel lonely
37.5% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Grover Hill adults lack social or emotional support
22.9% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Grover Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.2% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Grover Hill adults are in frequent mental distress
20% · OH 17.5% · Worse than OH
The one neighbors can help with

2 in 5 Grover Hill 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 6
Grover Hill adults worry about having enough food
16% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 8
Grover Hill adults worry about keeping their housing
12.7% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 12
Grover Hill adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.5% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 12
Grover Hill adults lack reliable transportation
8.5% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

12.6% of Grover Hill adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Grover Hill 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.

32.3%

of Grover Hill adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory16.7%
Hearing7%
Errands alone9%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Ohio

Questions about health in Grover Hill

Why doesn’t Grover Hill have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Grover Hill?

Paulding County Hospital in Paulding, 10.3 miles in a straight line from Grover Hill’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 Grover Hill.

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.