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Sentinel, OK health

On every measure CDC estimates, Sentinel looks like Oklahoma as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Sentinel

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 939 people are less certain, so we show Sentinel's figures without a grade.

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How Sentinel compares with Oklahoma

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 Sentinel adults…

38 of every 100 Sentinel adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34–42.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sentinel, betterSentinel, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.1% Sentinel
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.2% Sentinel
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Sentinel
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Sentinel
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

OK 78%

Dentist visit

OK 57%

Cholesterol check

OK 84%

Colon screening

OK 60%

Mammogram

OK 70%

Taking BP meds

OK 76%

1 in 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sentinel 11.9% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Sentinel adults are doing

1 in 3Sentinel adults feel lonely

32.2% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Sentinel adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Sentinel adults lack social or emotional support

23.7% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Sentinel adults are in frequent mental distress

16.9% · Oklahoma 18% · too close to call

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 6

Sentinel adults worry about having enough food

16.6% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Sentinel adults worry about keeping their housing

12.5% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Sentinel adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.9% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Sentinel adults lack reliable transportation

8.4% · OK 9.6% · about the same

13.2% of Sentinel adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.3%

of Sentinel adults live with a disability (Oklahoma 38.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory16.7%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Sentinel

Sentinel and the towns around it

Care nearby

Elkview General HospitalHobart · 9.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cordell Memorial HospitalCordell · 14.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Great Plains Regional Medical CenterElk City · 22.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mangum Regional Medical CenterMangum · 26.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Variety Care HobartHobart · 10.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lchc Burns FlatBurns Flat · 13.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSentinel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Washita County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careSentinel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Washita County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthSentinel's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 9 Red Rock West · 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 Sentinel. 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 Sentinel

Measure	Sentinel	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.1%	34–42.5%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.1%	34.9–43.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	38.7%	31.4–46.8%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	29.1%	25.8–32.4%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	24.3%	20.9–28.2%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.4%	14.2–20.9%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.7–12.4%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	7.8–9.7%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	12.6%	10.8–14.6%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	6.7–9.6%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.7–8.8%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.3%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	12.7–18.9%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.4%	11.9–17.4%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.1%	26–36.7%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.2%	29.3–43.2%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.1%	74.6–81.6%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.2%	53.3–60.9%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85%	82.6–87.1%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	63.5%	58.2–68.4%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	69.5%	60.3–77.4%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.6%	75–80.2%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	11.9%	9.5–14.5%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	27.1–37.6%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.7%	20.1–27.8%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.9%	14.7–19.2%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.7%	17.5–24.5%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.3–16.4%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.6%	13.6–19.9%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.5%	10.4–14.9%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.9%	7.6–10.5%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.4%	7.2–9.9%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.2%	10.5–16.2%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	38.3%	33.1–43.7%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.2–19.8%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	16.7%	14.2–19.4%	17.3%
Hearing	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	9.1%
Vision	5.8%	5–6.7%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.5–4.8%	4.3%
Errands alone	9.1%	7.7–10.7%	9.6%

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 Sentinel door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sentinel directly, so these are its own figures.

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