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Avant OK Downtown 7-2025Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0
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Health in Avant · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Avant residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
20.9%
About the same as OK (21.2%)
Obesity
43.7%
About the same as OK (38.9%)
No exercise
30.4%
About the same as OK (31.1%)
Uninsured
9.1%
About the same as OK (11.3%)
Feel lonely
34.1%
About the same as OK (33.1%)
Nearest ER
16.8 mi
Bailey Medical Center
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Avant adults…

Avant runs above OK on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Avant adults have had cancer
Oklahoma: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8–9.9%
Better than OKWorseAbout the sameOklahoma
Getting care

Care in and near Avant

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

HNearest ERBailey Medical CenterOwasso · 16.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBailey Medical Center★★★★★ · 16.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCrossover Health ServicesTulsa · 17.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.8 mi
Bailey Medical Center
Owasso · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.7 mi
St. John Owasso
Owasso · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.8 mi
Crossover Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Tulsa
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.2 mi
CHC/Ok Bartlesville Clinic
Bartlesville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
19.1 mi
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips
Bartlesville · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
20 mi
Pawhuska Hospital
Pawhuska · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Avant itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Avant itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Avant 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 Avant; ≈ 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 Oklahoma

Share of adults, with the Oklahoma figure marked.

Get no exercise 30.4%OK 31.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.4%OK 36.8%
Binge drink 14.8%OK 14%
Smoke cigarettes 17.5%OK 16.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Avant, betterAvant, worseAbout the sameOklahoma
Where Avant gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupOK 78%
55%Dentist visitOK 57%
84%Cholesterol checkOK 84%
59%Colon screeningOK 60%
66%MammogramOK 70%
77%Taking BP medsOK 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Avant 9.1% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Avant adults are doing

About the same as Oklahoma on each measure.

1 in 3Avant adults feel lonely
34.1% · OK 33.1% · About the same as OK
1 in 4Avant adults lack social or emotional support
24.9% · OK 25.2% · About the same as OK
1 in 4Avant adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.3% · OK 25.5% · About the same as OK
1 in 5Avant adults are in frequent mental distress
18.8% · OK 18% · About the same as OK
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Avant 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
Avant adults worry about having enough food
16.4% · OK 18.5%
About the same as OK
1 in 8
Avant adults worry about keeping their housing
12.3% · OK 14.1%
About the same as OK
1 in 11
Avant adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.2% · OK 10.3%
About the same as OK
1 in 11
Avant adults lack reliable transportation
9.1% · OK 9.6%
About the same as OK

13.8% of Avant adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Around town

Avant 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.

40.8%

of Avant adults live with a disability (Oklahoma 38.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%
Thinking or memory18.3%
Hearing10.6%
Errands alone10.4%
Vision6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Oklahoma

Questions about health in Avant

Why doesn’t Avant have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Avant?

Bailey Medical Center in Owasso, 16.8 miles in a straight line from Avant’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Avant.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Oklahoma 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.