Healthcare & Safety — Cherokee, Alabama
Hospitals
| Hospital | Rating | Emergency |
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| HELEN KELLER HOSPITAL | N/A stars | N/A |
| NORTH ALABAMA SHOALS HOSPITAL | N/A stars | N/A |
County Health Rankings
| Adult Obesity | 0.409% |
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| Adult Smoking | 0.188% |
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| Uninsured | 0.1068873768% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 0.292% |
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| Excessive Drinking | 0.1714394499% |
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| Poor Health | 0.215% |
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| Children Poverty | 0.205% |
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Crime
| Violent Crime Rate | N/A |
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| Property Crime Rate | N/A |
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Emergency Services
| Service | Name | Distance |
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| Police | CHEROKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Police | WATERLOO POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Police | IUKA POLICE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| Fire | Cherokee Volunteer Fire Department | N/A mi |
| Fire | Barton Volunteer Fire Department | N/A mi |
| Fire | Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Station 2 | N/A mi |
| EMS | CHEROKEE RESCUE SQUAD | N/A mi |
| EMS | BARTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| EMS | WATERLOO VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT STATION 2 | N/A mi |
VA Medical Facilities
- Shoals Area (Florence) Clinic (16.1 mi)
- Corinth National Cemetery (32.8 mi)
- Savannah, Tennessee CBOC (34.5 mi)
Traffic Safety (County, N/A)
| Fatal Crashes | 13 |
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| Fatalities | 16 |
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| Fatality Rate (per 100K) | 28.0 |
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| Drunk Driving Crashes | 0 |
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| Pedestrian Fatalities | 2 |
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Vaccination (County)
| COVID Dose 1 | 58.8% |
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| Fully Vaccinated | N/A |
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| Booster | N/A |
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Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)
| Death Rate (per 100K) | 16.2 |
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Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.
