✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sherman Township itself
✓ Dental careSherman Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Sherman 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 Sherman 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 Sherman Township adults…
Sherman Township runs above OH on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
9 of every 100 Sherman Township adults have COPD
Ohio: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.1%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio
Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.
Get no exercise29.3%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours39.4%OH 37.9%
Binge drink16.3%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes17.3%OH 15.4%
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Where Sherman Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Sherman 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
Sherman Township 8.1% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection
How Sherman Township adults are doing
About the same as Ohio on each measure.
1 in 3Sherman Township adults feel lonely
33.9% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Sherman Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.7% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Sherman Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.8% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 6Sherman Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Sherman Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Lyme Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
31.1%
of Sherman Township adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Ohio
Questions about health in Sherman Township
Why doesn’t Sherman 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 Sherman Township.
What hospital is closest to Sherman Township?
Mercy Health - Willard Hospital in Willard, 7.5 miles in a straight line from Sherman 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 Sherman 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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