Health · Van Hook

Van Hook, ND health

Van Hook differs from North Dakota on 24 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.9% vs 8.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing food insecurity (26.8% vs 10.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58763, 58770

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 296 people are less certain, so we show Van Hook's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Van Hook compares with North Dakota

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 Van Hook adults…

35 of every 100 Van Hook adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–38.2%

Bars show Van Hook; the black tick is North Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Van Hook, betterVan Hook, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.5% Van Hook
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.3% Van Hook
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.8% Van Hook
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.4% Van Hook
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Van Hook adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

Yearly checkup

ND 74%

Dentist visit

ND 65%

Cholesterol check

ND 83%

Colon screening

ND 65%

Mammogram

ND 78%

Taking BP meds

ND 76%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Van Hook 11.4% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Van Hook adults are doing

1 in 3Van Hook adults feel lonely

33% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Van Hook adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Van Hook adults lack social or emotional support

27.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · worse

1 in 5Van Hook adults are in frequent mental distress

18.7% · North Dakota 14.2% · worse

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 4

Van Hook adults worry about having enough food

26.8% · ND 10.7% · worse

1 in 5

Van Hook adults worry about keeping their housing

20.2% · ND 8.9% · worse

1 in 7

Van Hook adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14% · ND 5.8% · worse

1 in 7

Van Hook adults lack reliable transportation

15.3% · ND 6.5% · worse

18.4% of Van Hook adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.9%

of Van Hook adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory18.2%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision8.1%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

Black tick: North Dakota. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Van Hook

Van Hook and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

38.7%46.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Wayzetta44.9%

Liberty45.2%

Parshall45.3%

Van Hook45.6%

Crane Creek45.7%

Osborn45.7%

Care nearby

Mountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 23.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tioga Medical CenterTioga · 40.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mckenzie County Healthcare SystemsWatford City · 45.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison · 48.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ray ClinicRay · 46.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ccchc Killdeer ClinicKilldeer · 47.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careVan Hook is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHA Nation · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careVan Hook's county is a federal shortage area.Mountrail County · need score 5 of 25

! Mental healthVan Hook's county is a federal shortage area.Mountrail County · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Van Hook. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Van Hook

Measure	Van Hook	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.7%	31.1–38.2%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.6%	29.1–36%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	45.6%	39.2–52.4%	36.5%	worse
Arthritis	25.5%	22.9–28.2%	25.3%	about the same
Depression	21.6%	18.6–24.6%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.9%	14.2–19.9%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	12.8%	11.4–14.1%	10.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	5.9%	5.4–6.5%	8.2%	better
Diabetes	14.2%	12.6–16%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.9%	6.9–8.8%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	6.8%	6.1–7.4%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.4%	20.4–26.5%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	19.8%	16.8–22.9%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.5%	28.2–36.8%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	40.3%	34.6–46.5%	32.7%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.9%	68.1–75.3%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.2%	49.6–56.7%	64.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	78%	75.5–80.2%	82.7%	worse
Colon screening	55.3%	50.4–60.1%	64.9%	worse
Mammogram	69%	61.3–76.2%	78%	worse
Taking BP meds	72.3%	69.3–75%	76.3%	worse
No health insurance	11.4%	9.5–13.6%	7.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33%	28.9–37.5%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.4%	23.9–31%	20.6%	worse
Frequent mental distress	18.7%	16.7–20.8%	14.2%	worse
Fair or poor health	25.7%	22.8–28.7%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16%	14.2–17.7%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	26.8%	23.3–30.5%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	20.2%	17.6–22.9%	8.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14%	12.2–15.8%	5.8%	worse
No reliable transportation	15.3%	13.5–17.4%	6.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	18.4%	15.6–21.8%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	37.9%	33.8–42.1%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	14.3–18.2%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	18.2%	16.1–20.3%	12.6%
Hearing	9.2%	8.3–10.2%	7.8%
Vision	8.1%	7.2–8.9%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.6–5.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	11.3%	10–12.6%	7.1%

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 Van Hook door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the North Dakota figure falls inside it, we don't call Van Hook better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Van Hook by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Van Hook by how much of its land each one covers.

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