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Health in Palatine Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Palatine Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57368, 57363. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Palatine Township adults…

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

35 of every 100 Palatine Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.5–39.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Palatine Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 19.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 19.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CarePlankinton · 8.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.5 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.6 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.4 mi
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
Armour · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.3 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
✓ Primary carePalatine Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePalatine Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Palatine 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 Palatine 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 25.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Palatine Township, betterPalatine Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Palatine Township gets moving

1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Palatine Township 10.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Palatine Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Palatine Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Palatine 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

Palatine Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hopper Township: 37%Firesteel Township: 36.9%Belford Township: 36.8%Blendon Township: 38.6%Mount Vernon Township: 38.6%Dudley Township: 36.5%Plankinton Township: 36.9%Bristol Township: 35.9%Cooper Township: 36.4%Elliott Township: 37.4%Blaine Township: 36.3%Badger Township: 37.9%Palatine Township: 37%Palatine TownshipHopper TownshipFiresteel TownshipBelford TownshipBlendon TownshipHorizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental · Plankinton · 8.4 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Belford Township36.8%
Firesteel Township36.9%
Palatine Township37%
Hopper Township37%
Blendon Township38.6%
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
Belford Township————
Firesteel Township————
Hopper Township————
Blendon Township————

Belford Township, Firesteel Township, Hopper Township and Blendon 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.

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing9%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Palatine Township

Why doesn’t Palatine 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 Palatine Township.

What hospital is closest to Palatine Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 19.6 miles in a straight line from Palatine Township’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 Palatine Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Horizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental in Plankinton, 8.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Palatine Township.

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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.