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Health in Phillips · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Phillips?

On most measures Phillips looks like Nebraska as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.9% vs 12.4%) and more adults seeing a dentist (68.1% vs 64.3%).

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Phillips adults…

Phillips runs below NE on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Phillips adults have high blood pressure
Nebraska: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.2–35.8%
Better than NEWorseAbout the sameNebraska
Getting care

Care in and near Phillips

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

HNearest ERChi Health St. FrancisGrand Island · 8.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrand Island Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 8.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHeartland Health CenterGrand Island · 8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8 mi
Heartland Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Grand Island
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.3 mi
Chi Health St. Francis
Grand Island · ★★★★★
ER
8.8 mi
Grand Island Regional Medical Center
Grand Island · ★★★★★
ER
10.9 mi
Memorial Hospital
Aurora · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.2 mi
Merrick Medical Center
Central City · not rated
ERRural critical access
58.3 mi
East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center
Columbus · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary carePhillips is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePhillips is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPhillips’s county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · need score 12 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 Phillips; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Nebraska

Share of adults, with the Nebraska figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.8%NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.2%NE 31.3%
Binge drink 21.5%NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettes 13.8%NE 13.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Phillips, betterPhillips, worseAbout the sameNebraska
Where Phillips gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75% Yearly checkupNE 76%
68% Dentist visitNE 64%
84% Cholesterol checkNE 84%
62% Colon screeningNE 62%
76% MammogramNE 75%
78% Taking BP medsNE 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Phillips 8.3% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Phillips adults are doing

About the same as Nebraska on each measure.

1 in 3Phillips adults feel lonely
29.3% · NE 29.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 5Phillips adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · NE 20.5% · About the same as NE
1 in 6Phillips adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.5% · NE 18.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 7Phillips adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · NE 14.1% · About the same as NE
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Phillips adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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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 10
Phillips adults worry about having enough food
10.5% · NE 12.3%
About the same as NE
1 in 12
Phillips adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · NE 9.5%
About the same as NE
1 in 18
Phillips adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · NE 6.4%
About the same as NE
1 in 17
Phillips adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · NE 6.7%
About the same as NE

7% of Phillips adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.8%

of Phillips adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%
Thinking or memory12%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Nebraska
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 382 people are less certain, so we show Phillips's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Phillips
MeasurePhillipsLikely rangeNebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32%28.2–35.8%32.6%about the same
High cholesterol33.9%30–37.9%33%about the same
Obesity41.5%34.4–48.7%37.7%about the same
Arthritis25.6%22.5–28.6%24%about the same
Depression17.5%14.7–20.5%18.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.9%7.9–12.2%12.4%better
Asthma9.3%8.2–10.6%9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.3%7.4–9.2%8.3%about the same
Diabetes9.9%8.4–11.5%10.7%about the same
COPD6.2%5.1–7.4%6.1%about the same
Heart disease5.9%5.2–6.7%6.1%about the same
Stroke3%2.6–3.5%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.8%11–16.8%13.2%about the same
Binge drink21.5%18–25.3%19.7%about the same
Get no exercise24.8%20.3–29.8%24.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.2%27.6–41.2%31.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.1%71.2–78.7%75.9%about the same
Dentist visit68.1%64.4–71.7%64.3%better
Cholesterol check83.5%80.8–85.9%83.7%about the same
Colon screening61.5%55.7–66.7%62.3%about the same
Mammogram75.5%67.1–82.7%75%about the same
Taking BP meds77.7%74.5–80.5%77.5%about the same
No health insurance8.3%6.3–10.8%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.3%24.3–34.3%29.3%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%16.9–24.2%20.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.3%12.3–16.5%14.1%about the same
Fair or poor health15.2%12.7–18.1%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.7%10–13.6%11.6%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.5%8–13.3%12.3%about the same
Housing insecurity8.2%6.5–10%9.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.6%4.6–6.8%6.4%about the same
No reliable transportation5.9%4.8–7%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP7%5.2–9.2%8.5%
Disability
Any disability27.8%23.6–32.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.9%10–14.1%12%
Thinking or memory12%10.1–14.2%12.1%
Hearing7.2%6.3–8.1%7.3%
Vision3.9%3.4–4.5%4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.6–3.6%3.2%
Errands alone6.6%5.6–7.8%6.9%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Phillips door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don’t call Phillips better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Phillips directly, so these are its own figures.

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

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