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Health in Friesland · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Friesland residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Friesland

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.9%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.6%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 20.1%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Friesland, betterFriesland, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Friesland gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Friesland adults…

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

31 of every 100 Friesland adults have high blood pressure
Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 27.3–34.8%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Friesland

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

HNearest ERMarshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD)Beaver Dam · 15.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWaupun Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 16.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLa Clinica De Los CampesinosBeaver Dam · 14.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.4 mi
La Clinica De Los Campesinos
3 sites · nearest in Beaver Dam
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.3 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD)
Beaver Dam · ★★★★★
ER
16.3 mi
Waupun Memorial Hospital
Waupun · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.3 mi
Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
Portage · ★★★★★
ER
29.4 mi
Access Community Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Sun Prairie
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careFriesland is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFriesland is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFriesland is not a shortage area

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 Friesland; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupWI 78%
64%Dentist visitWI 67%
84%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
67%Colon screeningWI 69%
76%MammogramWI 80%
76%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Friesland 9.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Friesland adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

1 in 3Friesland adults feel lonely
32.2% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Friesland adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Friesland adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.8% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Friesland adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Friesland 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 7
Friesland adults worry about having enough food
14% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 9
Friesland adults worry about keeping their housing
11.2% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 16
Friesland adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 13
Friesland adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

15.8% of Friesland adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Friesland and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.5%

of Friesland adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone9%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Friesland

Why doesn’t Friesland have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Friesland?

Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (MMC-BD) in Beaver Dam, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Friesland’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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