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Health in Rarden · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Rarden residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Rarden

More Rarden adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (33.9%), vs 26.9% across Ohio. Habits ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Rarden

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.1%), vs 8% across Ohio. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.3%), vs 7.1% across Ohio. In all, Rarden runs above Ohio on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

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 Rarden’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 33.9%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 41.7%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 14.4%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 19%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Rarden, betterRarden, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Rarden gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Rarden adults…

Rarden runs above OH on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Rarden adults have COPD
Ohio: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–12.1%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Getting care

Care in and near Rarden

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

HNearest ERKings Daughters Medical Center OhioPortsmouth · 18.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySouthern Ohio Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Action Committee of Pike CountyPiketon · 15.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.9 mi
Community Action Committee of Pike County
2 sites · nearest in Piketon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.4 mi
Healthsource Seaman
Seaman · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.1 mi
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio
Portsmouth · not rated
ER
18.4 mi
Southern Ohio Medical Center
Portsmouth · ★★★★★
ER
18.4 mi
Adena Pike Medical Center
Waverly · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.5 mi
Adams County Regional Medical Center
Seaman · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Rarden itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Rarden itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Rarden 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 Rarden; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupOH 80%
58%Dentist visitOH 63%
86%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
60%Colon screeningOH 65%
71%MammogramOH 76%
80%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rarden 8.5% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Rarden adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

4 in 10Rarden adults feel lonely
36% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Rarden adults lack social or emotional support
21.6% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
3 in 10Rarden adults have been diagnosed with depression
28% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Rarden adults are in frequent mental distress
19.5% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

4 in 10 Rarden 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 7
Rarden adults worry about having enough food
14% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 10
Rarden adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 13
Rarden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.7% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 13
Rarden adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

11.8% of Rarden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Rarden 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.

35.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17%
Thinking or memory15.7%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Ohio

Questions about health in Rarden

Why doesn’t Rarden have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Rarden?

Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio in Portsmouth, 18.1 miles in a straight line from Rarden’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 Rarden.

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.