Health · Fuller Heights

Fuller Heights, FL health

Fuller Heights differs from Florida on 10 of 33 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.8% vs 9.1%) and fewer adults with heart disease (6.6% vs 7.5%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (15.6% vs 12.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Fuller Heights
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Fuller Heights’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Fuller Heights is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthCPhysical distressC-Mental distressCObesityB-DiabetesC+SmokingC+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 30%
Less healthyHealthier
Florida towns we grade (774)Healthier than 29%
Towns with similar incomes, $62K–$103K (9,713)Healthier than 19%

About what its income would suggest. Fuller Heights does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Fuller Heights could be anywhere from D to B.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Florida ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Fuller Heights with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Fuller Heights uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card

How Fuller Heights compares with Florida

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fuller Heights adults…

33 of every 100 Fuller Heights adults have high blood pressure
Florida: 37 in 100 · better · margin 29.9–36.4%

Bars show Fuller Heights; the black tick is Florida. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fuller Heights, betterFuller Heights, worseToo close to callFlorida
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27% Fuller Heights
FL 26.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.4% Fuller Heights
FL 37.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Fuller Heights
FL 14.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Fuller Heights
FL 12.4%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fuller Heights adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Florida.

76%
Yearly checkup
FL 78%
56%
Dentist visit
FL 57%
84%
Cholesterol check
FL 87%
60%
Colon screening
FL 66%
74%
Mammogram
FL 76%
76%
Taking BP meds
FL 78%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fuller Heights 18% · Florida 1 in 6 (15.9%)
Mind & connection

How Fuller Heights adults are doing

1 in 5Fuller Heights adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · Florida 17.1% · worse
1 in 5Fuller Heights adults are in frequent mental distress
19% · Florida 15.8% · worse
Disability

Living with a disability

34.6%

of Fuller Heights adults live with a disability (Florida 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory16.4%
Hearing7%
Errands alone9%
Vision6.2%
Dressing or bathing4.3%

Black tick: Florida. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Fuller Heights

Fuller Heights and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Fuller Heights.

Mulberry: 37.5% Willow Oak: 41.7% Medulla: 38.7% Lakeland Highlands: 34.4% Fuller Heights: 39.6% Fuller Heights Mulberry Willow Oak Medulla Cfhc Mulberry Primary and Specialty Care · Mulberry · 2 mi+
34.4%41.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first
Mulberry37.5%
Medulla38.7%
Fuller Heights39.6%
Willow Oak41.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 9.8 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Fuller Heights

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

HNearest ERLakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland · 9.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySouth Florida Baptist Hospital★★★★★ · 10.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCentral Florida Health CareMulberry · 2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2 mi
Central Florida Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Mulberry
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.8 mi
Lakeland Regional Medical Center
Lakeland · ★★★★★
ER
9.8 mi
Plant City Family Care
Plant City · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10.7 mi
South Florida Baptist Hospital
Plant City · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Bartow Regional Medical Center
Bartow · ★★★★★
ER
17.8 mi
Hca Florida Brandon Hospital
Brandon · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFuller Heights is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFuller Heights is not a shortage area
! Mental healthFuller Heights's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, CentralFLBehavioralHealthNetwork-Circuit10-MHCA · need score 17 of 25

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 Fuller Heights. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Fuller Heights
MeasureFuller HeightsMarginFlorida
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.1%29.9–36.4%36.6%better
High cholesterol38.4%34.9–41.9%39%about the same
Obesity39.6%34.4–45%31.9%worse
Arthritis25.7%23.2–28.4%26.6%about the same
Depression20.7%18–23.8%17.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)12.9%10.8–15.5%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.3%9.2–11.5%9.4%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.8%7–8.5%9.1%better
Diabetes12%10.5–13.5%13.5%about the same
COPD7.8%6.9–8.8%7.2%about the same
Heart disease6.6%5.9–7.4%7.5%better
Stroke3.5%3.2–3.9%3.8%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.6%13.5–18%12.4%worse
Binge drink16.8%14.2–19.6%14.6%about the same
Get no exercise27%23.5–31.1%26.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours42.4%37.6–47.4%37.3%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.6%72.5–78.7%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit56.1%52.9–59.5%57.4%about the same
Cholesterol check84.2%82.3–86%87%worse
Colon screening59.9%55.3–64.6%65.7%worse
Mammogram73.5%66.6–79.9%76.1%about the same
Taking BP meds75.8%73–78.4%78.4%about the same
No health insurance18%15.5–20.6%15.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress19%17–21.2%15.8%worse
Fair or poor health22.2%19.7–24.9%20.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.8%14.1–17.6%14.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability34.6%30.9–38.6%31.3%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%13.4–17.2%15.1%
Thinking or memory16.4%14.6–18.4%13.7%
Hearing7%6.3–7.8%7.6%
Vision6.2%5.6–6.8%6%
Dressing or bathing4.3%3.9–4.8%4.1%
Errands alone9%8–10.1%8%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Fuller Heights door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Florida figure falls inside it, we don't call Fuller Heights better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Fuller Heights directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Florida figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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