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Health in Brantleyville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Brantleyville residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Brantleyville, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Brantleyville

Binge drinking is the habit Brantleyville doesn’t win on

17.3% of adults binge drink, vs 14.1% across Alabama. Smoking and exercise are about at the state’s level. Habits ↓

Stroke and heart disease are less common in Brantleyville

Brantleyville runs below Alabama on five chronic conditions, most of all stroke (3% vs 4.1%), heart disease (5.7% vs 7.3%) and diabetes (11.9% vs 14.8%). Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Alabama figure falls outside Brantleyville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Alabama

Share of adults, with the Alabama figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.7%AL 28.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.1%AL 39.1%
Binge drink 17.3%AL 14.1%
Smoke cigarettes 14.5%AL 15.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Brantleyville, betterBrantleyville, worseAbout the sameAlabama
Where Brantleyville gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Brantleyville adults…

Brantleyville runs below AL on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Brantleyville adults have had a stroke
Alabama: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.7–3.4%
Better than ALWorseAbout the sameAlabama
Getting care

Care in and near Brantleyville

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

HNearest ERShelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster · 4.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMedical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System★★★★★ · 12.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCahaba Medical Care FoundationAlabaster · 4.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.4 mi
Shelby Baptist Medical Center
Alabaster · ★★★★★
ER
4.6 mi
Cahaba Medical Care Foundation
6 sites · nearest in Alabaster
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.5 mi
Montevallo Family Health Center
Montevallo · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
12.6 mi
Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System
Bessemer · ★★★★★
ER
17.3 mi
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham · ★★★★★
ER
18 mi
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
Birmingham · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBrantleyville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBrantleyville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBrantleyville is not a shortage area

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 Brantleyville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupAL 80%
58%Dentist visitAL 57%
84%Cholesterol checkAL 86%
66%Colon screeningAL 67%
77%MammogramAL 78%
72%Taking BP medsAL 78%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brantleyville 12.5% · Alabama 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Brantleyville adults are doing

About the same as Alabama on each measure.

1 in 3Brantleyville adults feel lonely
32.4% · AL 35.4% · About the same as AL
1 in 5Brantleyville adults lack social or emotional support
22.2% · AL 24.8% · About the same as AL
1 in 4Brantleyville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · AL 23.3% · About the same as AL
1 in 6Brantleyville adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · AL 17.2% · About the same as AL
The one neighbors can help with

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

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

Find a group →

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 6
Brantleyville adults worry about having enough food
18.1% · AL 19.2%
About the same as AL
1 in 8
Brantleyville adults worry about keeping their housing
13.3% · AL 13.9%
About the same as AL
1 in 11
Brantleyville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9% · AL 9.6%
About the same as AL
1 in 11
Brantleyville adults lack reliable transportation
9.3% · AL 9.8%
About the same as AL

12% of Brantleyville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14% across Alabama.

Around town

Brantleyville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Alabaster: 32.8%Pelham: 32.3%Calera: 35.1%Helena: 31.6%Brantleyville: 35.3%BrantleyvilleAlabasterShelby Baptist Medical Center · Alabaster · 4.4 mi · 2★ MedicareHMedical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System · Bessemer · 12.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHCahaba Medical Care - Alabaster · Alabaster · 4.6 mi+Montevallo Family Health Center · Montevallo · 7.5 mi+
Healthier than ALNear ALLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Alabaster32.8%
Brantleyville35.3%
AL39.4%

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

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
AlabasterA−32.8%10.9%11.2%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.6%

of Brantleyville adults live with a disability (Alabama 36.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory16.4%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Alabama

Questions about health in Brantleyville

Why doesn’t Brantleyville have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Brantleyville.

What hospital is closest to Brantleyville?

Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, 4.4 miles in a straight line from Brantleyville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Brantleyville?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Cahaba Medical Care - Alabaster in Alabaster, 4.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Brantleyville.

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