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Health in Amalga · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Amalga residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Amalga adults…

On every condition, Amalga is about the same as Utah. Tap one to see it as people.

28 of every 100 Amalga adults have high blood pressure
Utah: 27 in 100 · about the same · likely 24.8–30.5%
Better than UTWorseAbout the sameUtah
Getting care

Care in and near Amalga

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

HNearest ERCache Valley HospitalNorth Logan · 6.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyIntermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 7.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealth WestLogan · 7.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.7 mi
Cache Valley Hospital
North Logan · not rated
ER
7.7 mi
Health West
6 sites · nearest in Logan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.9 mi
Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital
Logan · ★★★★★
ER
16.7 mi
Franklin County Medical Center
Preston · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17 mi
Community Health Centers
2 sites · nearest in Tremonton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
Bear River Valley Hospital
Tremonton · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Amalga itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Amalga itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Amalga 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 Amalga; ≈ 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 Utah

Share of adults, with the Utah figure marked.

Get no exercise 15.5%UT 17.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.8%UT 33.8%
Binge drink 11.4%UT 12.4%
Smoke cigarettes 8.7%UT 8.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Amalga, betterAmalga, worseAbout the sameUtah
Where Amalga gets moving

3 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Amalga adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Utah.

70%Yearly checkupUT 70%
69%Dentist visitUT 70%
80%Cholesterol checkUT 81%
63%Colon screeningUT 63%
75%MammogramUT 72%
67%Taking BP medsUT 66%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Amalga 8.9% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)
Mind & connection

How Amalga adults are doing

About the same as Utah on each measure.

1 in 3Amalga adults feel lonely
32.1% · UT 34.1% · About the same as UT
1 in 5Amalga adults lack social or emotional support
18.7% · UT 20.6% · About the same as UT
1 in 4Amalga adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.7% · UT 27.3% · About the same as UT
1 in 6Amalga adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · UT 17.3% · About the same as UT
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Amalga adults feel lonely. 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.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10
Amalga adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · UT 12.4%
About the same as UT
1 in 12
Amalga adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · UT 10%
About the same as UT
1 in 17
Amalga adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · UT 6.5%
About the same as UT
1 in 16
Amalga adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · UT 6.9%
About the same as UT

5.5% of Amalga adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Around town

Amalga and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Benson: 31.3%Peter: 28.7%Logan: 28.6%Cache: no dataWellsville: 27.9%Amalga: 28.7%AmalgaBensonCache Valley Hospital · North Logan · 6.7 miHIntermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital · Logan · 7.9 mi · 5★ MedicareHHealth West - North Logan CHC · Logan · 7.7 mi+
Healthier than UTNear UTLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Amalga28.7%
Benson31.3%
UT31%

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
BensonB+31.3%11.1%10.9%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.5%

of Amalga adults live with a disability (Utah 28.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Utah

Questions about health in Amalga

Why doesn’t Amalga have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Amalga?

Cache Valley Hospital in North Logan, 6.7 miles in a straight line from Amalga’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Amalga?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Health West - North Logan CHC in Logan, 7.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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Ask your neighbors

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