Health · Prentice

Prentice, WI health

Prentice differs from Wisconsin on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.3% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (10% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Prentice
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How Prentice compares with Wisconsin

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 Prentice adults…

39 of every 100 Prentice adults have high blood pressure
Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–43.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Prentice, betterPrentice, worseToo close to callWisconsin
Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.8% Prentice
WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Prentice
WI 32.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Prentice
WI 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.9% Prentice
WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
WI 78%
61%
Dentist visit
WI 67%
87%
Cholesterol check
WI 86%
66%
Colon screening
WI 69%
76%
Mammogram
WI 80%
82%
Taking BP meds
WI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Prentice 9.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Prentice adults are doing

1 in 3Prentice adults feel lonely
29.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Prentice adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Prentice adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Prentice adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · Wisconsin 15.5% · 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 7
Prentice adults worry about having enough food
14.4% · WI 12.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Prentice adults worry about keeping their housing
10.3% · WI 9.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Prentice adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.3% · WI 5.5% · about the same
1 in 14
Prentice adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · WI 6.7% · about the same

16.6% of Prentice adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.2%

of Prentice adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone10.1%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Prentice

Prentice and the towns around it

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

Prentice: 43.2% Ogema: 42.7% Hackett: 42.6% Knox: 41.8% Hill: 42.4% Catawba: 44.1% Prentice: 43.6% Prentice Prentice
41.8%44.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first
Prentice43.2%
Prentice43.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 27.4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Prentice

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

HNearest ERAspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk · 27.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMarshfield Medical Center - Minocqua★★★★★ · 37 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Center of MarshfieldMedford · 27.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
27.4 mi
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital
Tomahawk · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.8 mi
Flambeau Hospital
Park Falls · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.8 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
6 sites · nearest in Medford
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.2 mi
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics
Medford · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.2 mi
Northlakes- Park Falls
Park Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
37 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
Minocqua · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary carePrentice's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Price County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental carePrentice's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Price County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthPrentice's county is a federal shortage area.Price County · need score 16 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 Prentice. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Prentice
MeasurePrenticeMarginWisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.4%35.3–43.5%33.3%worse
High cholesterol38.6%34.5–42.9%34.4%worse
Obesity43.6%37–50.5%37.7%about the same
Arthritis34%30.4–37.7%26.6%worse
Depression23.3%20–26.9%23.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.6%9.4–14.2%9.9%about the same
Asthma11.4%10.1–12.9%10.8%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.5–11.8%8.6%worse
Diabetes14.7%12.6–16.9%11.4%worse
COPD10%8.5–11.7%6.5%worse
Heart disease9.4%8.3–10.7%6.6%worse
Stroke4.8%4.2–5.4%3.4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.9%15.7–22%13.6%worse
Binge drink16.6%13.8–19.7%19%about the same
Get no exercise33.8%28.4–38.9%26.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours37.1%31–43.3%32.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.9%76.6–83%77.6%about the same
Dentist visit60.9%57.2–64.7%67.1%worse
Cholesterol check87.2%85.2–89%85.9%about the same
Colon screening66.3%61.5–70.7%69.4%about the same
Mammogram76.3%68.5–82.8%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds82.3%79.5–84.8%77.8%better
No health insurance9.1%7.2–11.4%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.3%24.7–33.9%30.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.3%17–23.7%20.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.1%14.1–18.1%15.5%about the same
Fair or poor health22.8%19.3–26.5%17.8%worse
Frequent physical distress16.6%14.3–18.8%12.9%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.4%11.5–17.4%12.1%about the same
Housing insecurity10.3%8.5–12.3%9.7%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.3%5.3–7.4%5.5%about the same
No reliable transportation7.4%6.2–8.6%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP16.6%13.5–19.9%12.5%
Disability
Any disability34.2%29.6–38.7%29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs18.5%15.8–21.4%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.4%12.4–16.5%12.8%
Hearing9.7%8.6–11%6.9%
Vision5.9%5.1–6.8%4.5%
Dressing or bathing4.9%4.2–5.7%3.5%
Errands alone10.1%8.7–11.6%7.9%
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 Prentice door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don't call Prentice better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Prentice directly, so these are its own figures.

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