Health · Brooks

Brooks, KY health

On most measures Brooks looks like Kentucky as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (28.3% vs 18.9%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (52% vs 58.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Brooks
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How Brooks compares with Kentucky

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 Brooks adults…

28 of every 100 Brooks adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Kentucky: 19 in 100 · worse · margin 23.7–33.1%

Bars show Brooks; the black tick is Kentucky. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brooks, betterBrooks, worseToo close to callKentucky
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.7% Brooks
KY 39.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

52%
Dentist visit
KY 58%
66%
Colon screening
KY 66%
68%
Mammogram
KY 73%
Getting care

Care in and near Brooks

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

HNearest ERBaptist Health LouisvilleLouisville · 12.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorton Hospitals★★★★★ · 12.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health CentersFairdale · 3.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.9 mi
Family Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Fairdale
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.5 mi
Park Duvalle Community Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Louisville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.7 mi
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville · ★★★★★
ER
12.7 mi
Norton Hospitals
Louisville · ★★★★★
ER
12.7 mi
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Louisville · ★★★★★
ER
12.7 mi
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBrooks is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBrooks is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBrooks's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Centerstone MHCA · need score 18 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 Brooks. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Brooks
MeasureBrooksMarginKentucky
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)28.3%23.7–33.1%18.9%worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours43.7%36.3–51%39.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit52%47.9–55.9%58.1%worse
Colon screening66.2%60.9–71%65.8%about the same
Mammogram68.1%58.9–76.2%72.7%about the same
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 Brooks door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kentucky figure falls inside it, we don't call Brooks better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Brooks directly, so these are its own figures.

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