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Health in Garibaldi · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Garibaldi residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Garibaldi

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Garibaldi

1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10.2%), vs 6.5% across Oregon. 1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.4%), vs 6.8% across Oregon. Stroke is also above the state: 5%, vs 3.3% across Oregon. In all, Garibaldi runs above Oregon on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 39% of residents are 65 or older (Oregon 19%), and heart disease, COPD and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Garibaldi is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

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

More high blood pressure in Garibaldi, and more people treating it

40.7% of adults have high blood pressure (Oregon 32.7%), but 78.8% of them take medicine for it, vs 71.4% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Oregon figure falls outside Garibaldi’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Garibaldi adults…

Garibaldi runs above OR on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Garibaldi adults have heart disease
Oregon: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–11.7%
Better than ORWorseAbout the sameOregon
Why age matters here

Garibaldi is an older town: 39% of residents are 65 or older, vs 19% across Oregon. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Garibaldi as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Garibaldi39%
Oregon19%
Getting care

Care in and near Garibaldi

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

HNearest ERAdventist Health TillamookTillamook · 7.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAdventist Health Tillamook★★★★★ · 7.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCounty of TillamookTillamook · 8.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.7 mi
Adventist Health Tillamook
Tillamook · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
8.2 mi
County of Tillamook
4 sites · nearest in Tillamook
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9 mi
Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy
Wheeler · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
29.7 mi
Providence Seaside Hospital
Seaside · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
38.9 mi
Willamette Valley Medical Center
Mcminnville · ★★★★★
ER
40 mi
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
Lincoln City · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Garibaldi itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Garibaldi itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Garibaldi 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 Garibaldi; ≈ 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 Garibaldi adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Oregon.

77%Yearly checkupOR 73%
64%Dentist visitOR 65%
87%Cholesterol checkOR 84%
65%Colon screeningOR 63%
74%MammogramOR 78%
79%Taking BP medsOR 71%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Garibaldi 8% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Oregon

Share of adults, with the Oregon figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.5%OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.8%OR 30.6%
Binge drink 12.9%OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettes 13.9%OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Garibaldi, betterGaribaldi, worseAbout the sameOregon
Where Garibaldi gets moving

2.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Garibaldi adults are doing

About the same as Oregon on each measure.

1 in 4Garibaldi adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.6% · OR 27.1% · About the same as OR
1 in 6Garibaldi adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · OR 17.5% · About the same as OR
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Garibaldi 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 Garibaldi adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.7%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing10.8%
Errands alone9.6%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.7%
Oregon

Questions about health in Garibaldi

Why doesn’t Garibaldi have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Garibaldi?

Adventist Health Tillamook in Tillamook, 7.7 miles in a straight line from Garibaldi’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Garibaldi?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Tillamook County Community Health Center - Main Street Health Center in Tillamook, 8.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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