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Health in Whiteside Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Whiteside Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57381, 57384. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Whiteside Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Whiteside Township adults…

Whiteside Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Whiteside Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–11.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Whiteside Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Hand County Memorial Hospital and ClinicMiller · 17.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 23 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.4 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
23 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.3 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.2 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29.4 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.4 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Whiteside Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Whiteside Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Whiteside 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 Whiteside 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 24.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.3%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Whiteside Township, betterWhiteside Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Whiteside Township gets moving

8.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
72%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Whiteside Township 8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Whiteside Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Whiteside Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Whiteside Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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

Whiteside Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Allen Township: 35.1%Wessington: 35.2%Wessington Township: 34.7%Broadland Township: 35.2%Wolsey Township: 35.1%Hulbert Township: 34.4%Grand Township: 34.5%Sand Creek Township: 34.5%Whiteside Township: 34.6%Whiteside TownshipAllen TownshipWessingtonWessington Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#4 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Whiteside Township34.6%
Wessington Township34.7%
Allen Township35.1%
Wessington35.2%
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
Allen Township————
Wessington————
Wessington Township————

Allen Township, Wessington and Wessington 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.

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Whiteside Township

Why doesn’t Whiteside 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 Whiteside Township.

What hospital is closest to Whiteside Township?

Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Miller, 17.4 miles in a straight line from Whiteside 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 Whiteside Township.

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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.