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Health in Pine Valley · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pine Valley residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pine Valley

Pine Valley is an active town

Only 11.2% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 17.7% across Colorado. Habits ↓

Pine Valley keeps up with checkups

It beats Colorado on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (73.3% vs 64.6%) and cholesterol checks (89.8% vs 85.2%). Checkups ↓

Nearly everyone in Pine Valley is insured

Only 4.6% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 11.1% across Colorado. Checkups ↓

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 Colorado figure falls outside Pine Valley’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado

Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.

Get no exercise 11.2%CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 26.9%CO 30.7%
Binge drink 19.8%CO 19%
Smoke cigarettes 7.7%CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pine Valley, betterPine Valley, worseAbout the sameColorado
Where Pine Valley gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pine Valley adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.

74%Yearly checkupCO 71%
73%Dentist visitCO 65%
90%Cholesterol checkCO 85%
69%Colon screeningCO 62%
74%MammogramCO 72%
72%Taking BP medsCO 70%
1 in 22
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pine Valley 4.6% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pine Valley adults…

Pine Valley runs below CO on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Pine Valley adults have had cancer
Colorado: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–10.9%
Better than COWorseAbout the sameColorado
Why age matters here

Pine Valley is an older town: 36% of residents are 65 or older, vs 16% across Colorado. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Pine Valley as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Pine Valley36%
Colorado16%
Getting care

Care in and near Pine Valley

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

HNearest ERCentura Health-St. Anthony HospitalLakewood · 15.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCentura Health-St. Anthony Hospital★★★★★ · 15.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careClinica Campesina/Family Health ServicesBlack Hawk · 10.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.7 mi
Clinica Campesina/Family Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Black Hawk
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.3 mi
Centura Health-St. Anthony Hospital
Lakewood · ★★★★★
ER
15.3 mi
Orthocolorado Hospital at St. Anthony Medical Campus
Lakewood · not rated
ER
18 mi
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital
Wheat Ridge · ★★★★★
ER
18.3 mi
Stride CHC - Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
22.6 mi
Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Denver · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pine Valley itself
✓ Dental carePine Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Pine Valley itself

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 Pine Valley; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Mind & connection

How Pine Valley adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Pine Valley does better than Colorado.

1 in 5Pine Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · CO 22.7% · About the same as CO
1 in 8Pine Valley adults are in frequent mental distress
12.6% · CO 16% · Better than CO
The one neighbors can help with

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.

Around town

Pine Valley and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

20%

of Pine Valley adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs7.8%
Thinking or memory9.4%
Hearing5.1%
Errands alone4.5%
Vision2.5%
Dressing or bathing2.1%
Colorado

Questions about health in Pine Valley

Why doesn’t Pine Valley have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Pine Valley?

Centura Health-St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Pine Valley’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pine Valley.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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