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Health in Woodman · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Woodman residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Woodman

More Woodman adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (35.5%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Woodman

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.5%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.5%), vs 6.6% across Wisconsin. Stroke is also above the state: 4.2%, vs 3.4% across Wisconsin. In all, Woodman runs above Wisconsin on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Woodman

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (17.6%), vs 13.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Wisconsin figure falls outside Woodman’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 35.5%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.2%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18.4%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 17.6%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Woodman, betterWoodman, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Woodman gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Woodman adults…

Woodman runs above WI on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Woodman adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.1–10.2%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Woodman

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

HNearest ERGundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and ClinicsBoscobel · 5.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center★★★★★ · 13.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careScenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du ChienPrairie Du Chien · 17.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.3 mi
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Boscobel · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.4 mi
Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center
Prairie Du Chien · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.7 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du Chien
Prairie Du Chien · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.8 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.1 mi
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
Guttenberg · not rated
ERRural critical access
35 mi
Dodgeville Dental Clinic
Dodgeville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Woodman itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Woodman itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Woodman 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 Woodman; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
62%Dentist visitWI 67%
86%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
68%Colon screeningWI 69%
79%MammogramWI 80%
79%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Woodman 10.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Woodman adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Woodman adults feel lonely
30.1% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Woodman adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Woodman adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Woodman adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Woodman 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
Woodman adults worry about having enough food
14.9% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 9
Woodman adults worry about keeping their housing
11.5% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 15
Woodman adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · WI 5.5%
Worse than WI
1 in 13
Woodman adults lack reliable transportation
7.8% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

16.4% of Woodman adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Woodman 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.

34.2%

of Woodman adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone9.7%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.6%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Woodman

Why doesn’t Woodman have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Woodman?

Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics in Boscobel, 5.3 miles in a straight line from Woodman’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 Woodman.

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.