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Tselakai Dezza, UT health

Tselakai Dezza differs from Utah on 27 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (6.8% vs 12.4%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (76.7% vs 65.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing food insecurity (47% vs 12.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Tselakai Dezza
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How Tselakai Dezza compares with Utah

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 Tselakai Dezza adults…

44 of every 100 Tselakai Dezza adults have high blood pressure
Utah: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 39.4–48.8%

Bars show Tselakai Dezza; the black tick is Utah. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tselakai Dezza, betterTselakai Dezza, worseToo close to callUtah
Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.2% Tselakai Dezza
UT 17.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.7% Tselakai Dezza
UT 33.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 6.8% Tselakai Dezza
UT 12.4%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 24% Tselakai Dezza
UT 8.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tselakai Dezza adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Utah.

77%
Yearly checkup
UT 70%
45%
Dentist visit
UT 70%
78%
Cholesterol check
UT 81%
50%
Colon screening
UT 63%
46%
Mammogram
UT 72%
77%
Taking BP meds
UT 66%
1 in 7
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tselakai Dezza 13.4% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)
Mind & connection

How Tselakai Dezza adults are doing

1 in 3Tselakai Dezza adults feel lonely
38.5% · Utah 34.1% · too close to call
1 in 3Tselakai Dezza adults have been diagnosed with depression
30.1% · Utah 27.3% · too close to call
1 in 3Tselakai Dezza adults lack social or emotional support
29.2% · Utah 20.6% · worse
1 in 4Tselakai Dezza adults are in frequent mental distress
26% · Utah 17.3% · 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 2
Tselakai Dezza adults worry about having enough food
47% · UT 12.4% · worse
1 in 3
Tselakai Dezza adults worry about keeping their housing
29.7% · UT 10% · worse
1 in 4
Tselakai Dezza adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
23.8% · UT 6.5% · worse
1 in 4
Tselakai Dezza adults lack reliable transportation
25% · UT 6.9% · worse

34% of Tselakai Dezza adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

55%

of Tselakai Dezza adults live with a disability (Utah 28.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs33.3%
Thinking or memory28.8%
Hearing14.2%
Errands alone20.5%
Vision16.5%
Dressing or bathing9.9%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Tselakai Dezza

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

HNearest ERBlue Mountain HospitalBlanding · 28.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorthern Navajo Medical Center★★★★★ · 46.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUtah Navajo Health SystemMontezuma Creek · 17.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.1 mi
Utah Navajo Health System
6 sites · nearest in Montezuma Creek
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.2 mi
Blue Mountain Hospital
Blanding · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.4 mi
Northern Navajo Medical Center
Shiprock · ★★★★★
ER
48.1 mi
San Juan Hospital
Monticello · not rated
ERRural critical access
49.5 mi
Canyonlands Healthcare - Chilchinbeto
Kayenta · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
50.3 mi
Kayenta Alternative Rural Hospital
Kayenta · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careTselakai Dezza is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTselakai Dezza is not a shortage area
! Mental healthTselakai Dezza's county is a federal shortage area.San Juan County · 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 Tselakai Dezza. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Tselakai Dezza
MeasureTselakai DezzaMarginUtah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure44.1%39.4–48.8%27.3%worse
High cholesterol36.1%31.3–41%30.4%worse
Obesity41.2%33.6–49.2%31%worse
Arthritis36.6%32.6–40.9%21.7%worse
Depression30.1%25.4–35%27.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)27.8%23.1–32.7%9.8%worse
Asthma18.3%16–21%10.8%worse
Cancer (not skin)7.5%6.6–8.6%7.2%about the same
Diabetes24.2%20.7–27.9%8.5%worse
COPD13.8%10.7–16.9%4.6%worse
Heart disease10.3%8.7–12%4.7%worse
Stroke7.5%6.2–8.8%2.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes24%18.5–29.3%8.1%worse
Binge drink6.8%5.3–8.8%12.4%better
Get no exercise36.2%28.7–43.4%17.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours43.7%37.5–50.6%33.8%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.8%72.4–80.9%70.4%better
Dentist visit44.6%40.7–48.5%70.3%worse
Cholesterol check78.1%73.9–81.8%80.5%about the same
Colon screening50.2%44.4–56.3%63.1%worse
Mammogram45.5%36.1–55.7%72.1%worse
Taking BP meds76.7%73–80.1%65.6%better
No health insurance13.4%9.2–18.7%10.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely38.5%33.3–44.1%34.1%about the same
Lack emotional support29.2%24.7–34.4%20.6%worse
Frequent mental distress26%22.2–29.8%17.3%worse
Fair or poor health40.4%33.5–47.2%15.5%worse
Frequent physical distress27.4%23.2–31.7%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity47%39–55.5%12.4%worse
Housing insecurity29.7%24.2–35.6%10%worse
Utility shut-off threat23.8%19.9–27.8%6.5%worse
No reliable transportation25%20.8–29.8%6.9%worse
Receive SNAP34%26.6–42.5%6.1%
Disability
Any disability55%47.9–62%28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs33.3%27.9–38.4%10.3%
Thinking or memory28.8%23.8–33.9%15.2%
Hearing14.2%12.1–16.2%6.4%
Vision16.5%13.4–19.7%4%
Dressing or bathing9.9%7.8–12.1%2.7%
Errands alone20.5%16.6–24.6%6.8%
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 Tselakai Dezza door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Utah figure falls inside it, we don't call Tselakai Dezza better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tselakai Dezza directly, so these are its own figures.

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