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Health in Grovena Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Grovena Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57028, 57024. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
19%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
34.9%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
26.1%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
9.2%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
5 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
What stands out

What stands out about health in Grovena Township

4.1%have had a stroke · SD 3.5%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Grovena Township adults…

Grovena Township runs above SD on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

4 of every 100 Grovena Township adults have had a stroke
South Dakota: 4 in 100 · worse · likely 3.7–4.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Grovena Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Flandreau Hospital - CahFlandreau · 5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 24.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Flandreau · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.2 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.2 mi
Pipestone County Medical Center
Pipestone · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.4 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.5 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.2 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Grovena Township itself
✓ Dental careGrovena Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Grovena 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 Grovena 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.4%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Grovena Township, betterGrovena Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Grovena Township gets moving

1.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Grovena Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
67%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Grovena Township 9.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Grovena Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Grovena Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Grovena Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
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

Grovena Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Flandreau Township: 35%Egan Township: 34.3%Egan: 35%Blinsmon Township: 33.8%Lone Rock Township: 36%Spring Creek Township: 36.5%Union Township: 35.4%Clare Township: 35%Enterprise Township: 34.5%Colman Township: 32.2%Trent: 33.7%Alliance Township: 37.4%Logan Township: 35.9%Sweet Township: 39.2%Grovena Township: 34.9%Grovena TownshipFlandreau TownshipEgan TownshipEganBlinsmon TownshipLone Rock TownshipAvera Flandreau Hospital - Cah · Flandreau · 5 miHAvera Dells Area Hospital - Cah · Dell Rapids · 12.2 miHPipestone County Medical Center · Pipestone · 13.2 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Blinsmon Township33.8%
Egan Township34.3%
Grovena Township34.9%
Flandreau Township35%
Egan35%
Lone Rock Township36%
SD35.9%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Flandreau Township————
Egan Township————
Blinsmon Township————
Egan————
Lone Rock Township————

Flandreau Township, Egan Township, Blinsmon Township, Egan and Lone Rock 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.

31.9%

of Grovena Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Grovena Township

Why doesn’t Grovena 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 Grovena Township.

What hospital is closest to Grovena Township?

Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah in Flandreau, 5.0 miles in a straight line from Grovena 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 Grovena Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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