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Health in Kampeska Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Kampeska Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57201, 57242, 57243. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Kampeska Township adults…

On every condition, Kampeska Township is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Kampeska Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.2–35.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Kampeska Township

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

HNearest ERPrairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 10.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 10.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareLake Preston · 33.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.9 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
29.9 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
33.6 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.9 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
45.7 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careKampeska Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careKampeska Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Kampeska 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 Kampeska 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 25.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.4%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Kampeska Township, betterKampeska Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Kampeska Township gets moving

5.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
84%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
81%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kampeska Township 8.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Kampeska Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Kampeska Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Kampeska Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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.

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.

Around town

Kampeska Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Henry Township: 36.2%Pelican Township: 35.6%Richland Township: 36%Henry: 35.7%Brantford Township: 35.8%Elrod Township: 34.5%Watertown: 35.4%Oxford Township: 35.3%Lake Township: 35.6%Sheridan Township: 35.6%Fuller Township: 35.8%Graceland Township: 36.2%Kampeska Township: 35.8%Kampeska TownshipHenry TownshipPelican TownshipRichland TownshipPrairie Lakes Healthcare System · Watertown · 10.9 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Pelican Township35.6%
Kampeska Township35.8%
Richland Township36%
Henry Township36.2%
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
Pelican Township————
Henry Township————
Richland Township————

Pelican Township: not graded. Henry Township and Richland 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.

30.4%

of Kampeska Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Kampeska Township

Why doesn’t Kampeska 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 Kampeska Township.

What hospital is closest to Kampeska Township?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 10.9 miles in a straight line from Kampeska Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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