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Glenwood Landing Post Office, Glenwood Landing, NY May 19, 2025 BPhoto: Infrastorian · Public domain
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Health in Glenwood Landing · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Glenwood Landing residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Glenwood Landing

Glenwood Landing is older than New York, yet healthier on chronic conditions

Glenwood Landing runs below New York on four chronic conditions, most of all diabetes (8.4% vs 11.5%), COPD (4.4% vs 6%) and stroke (2.5% vs 3.4%). That’s despite an older population: 30% of residents are 65 or older (New York 18%). Conditions ↓

Glenwood Landing adults report less loneliness

Loneliness (29% vs 34.2%), frequent mental distress (12.6% vs 15%), lack of emotional support (20.8% vs 26.4%) and depression (14.8% vs 17.5%) all run below New York. Mind & connection ↓

Glenwood Landing is an active town

Only 18.2% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 25.9% across New York. Habits ↓

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 New York figure falls outside Glenwood Landing’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Glenwood Landing adults…

Glenwood Landing runs below NY on 6 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Glenwood Landing adults have had cancer
New York: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.2–11.1%
Better than NYWorseAbout the sameNew York
Why age matters here

Glenwood Landing is an older town: 30% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across New York. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Glenwood Landing as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Glenwood Landing30%
New York18%
Mind & connection

How Glenwood Landing adults are doing

On 4 of 4 measures, Glenwood Landing does better than New York.

3 in 10Glenwood Landing adults feel lonely
29% · NY 34.2% · Better than NY
1 in 5Glenwood Landing adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · NY 26.4% · Better than NY
1 in 7Glenwood Landing adults have been diagnosed with depression
14.8% · NY 17.5% · Better than NY
1 in 8Glenwood Landing adults are in frequent mental distress
12.6% · NY 15% · Better than NY
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Glenwood Landing 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.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New York

Share of adults, with the New York figure marked.

Get no exercise 18.2%NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.8%NY 37.9%
Binge drink 16.6%NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 7.1%NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Glenwood Landing, betterGlenwood Landing, worseAbout the sameNew York
Where Glenwood Landing gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Glenwood Landing

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

HNearest ERSt. Francis Hospital - the Heart CenterRoslyn · 2.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorthwell Hospital Glen Cove★★★★★ · 3.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSun River HealthGlen Cove · 1.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.9 mi
Sun River Health
8 sites · nearest in Glen Cove
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
2.3 mi
St. Francis Hospital - the Heart Center
Roslyn · ★★★★★
ER
3 mi
Northwell Hospital Glen Cove
Glen Cove · ★★★★★
ER
5 mi
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset · ★★★★★
ER
6.4 mi
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGlenwood Landing is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGlenwood Landing is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGlenwood Landing 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 Glenwood Landing; ≈ 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 Glenwood Landing adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

83%Yearly checkupNY 81%
73%Dentist visitNY 64%
93%Cholesterol checkNY 89%
74%Colon screeningNY 67%
77%MammogramNY 79%
81%Taking BP medsNY 77%
1 in 28
working-age adults has no health insurance
Glenwood Landing 3.6% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
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 15
Glenwood Landing adults worry about having enough food
6.6% · NY 17.2%
Better than NY
1 in 15
Glenwood Landing adults worry about keeping their housing
6.8% · NY 14.5%
Better than NY
1 in 27
Glenwood Landing adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.7% · NY 8.2%
Better than NY
1 in 23
Glenwood Landing adults lack reliable transportation
4.3% · NY 8.6%
Better than NY

4.5% of Glenwood Landing adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Around town

Glenwood Landing and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Roslyn Harbor: 24.6%Old Brookville: 24.9%Glen Head: 27.3%Sea Cliff: 26.9%North Hempstead: 24.8%Oyster Bay: 26%Roslyn: 24.7%Greenvale: 23.6%Upper Brookville: 24.8%Matinecock: 25.6%Brookville: 21.7%Glen Cove: 31.5%Port Washington: 25.5%Hempstead: 29.3%New York: 25.1%University Gardens: 23.3%New Cassel: 35.5%Garden City: 24.5%Jericho: 21.9%North New Hyde Park: 21.3%Westbury: 29.9%Uniondale: 33.8%Great Neck Estates: 24.5%Huntington: 27%Lloyd Harbor: 25.6%Levittown: 28.1%Babylon: 30.7%Massapequa: 27.5%Hicksville: 24.7%Bethpage: 26.7%Seaford: 28.1%Amityville: 30.5%Glenwood Landing: 26.4%Glenwood LandingRoslyn HarborOld BrookvilleGlen HeadSea CliffNorth HempsteadOyster BaySt. Francis Hospital - the Heart Center · Roslyn · 2.3 mi · 5★ MedicareHNorthwell Hospital Glen Cove · Glen Cove · 3 mi · 5★ MedicareHNorth Shore University Hospital · Manhasset · 5 mi · 5★ MedicareHLong Island Jewish Medical Center · New Hyde Park · 6.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHCharles Evans Center - Melillo · Glen Cove · 1.9 mi+
Healthier than NYNear NYLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#19 of 33 towns on this map, healthiest first
Roslyn Harbor24.6%
North Hempstead24.8%
Old Brookville24.9%
Oyster Bay26%
Glenwood Landing26.4%
Sea Cliff26.9%
Glen Head27.3%
NY28.8%

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
Roslyn HarborA+24.6%9.1%6.2%CDC place
Old BrookvilleA+24.9%9%6.3%CDC place
Glen Head————
Sea CliffA+26.9%8.4%7.3%CDC place
Oyster BayA+26%9.1%7.5%ZIP codes
North HempsteadA+24.8%9.2%6.8%ZIP codes

Glen Head: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

21%

of Glenwood Landing adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.2%
Thinking or memory8.3%
Hearing5.3%
Errands alone5%
Vision2.9%
Dressing or bathing2.3%
New York

Questions about health in Glenwood Landing

Why doesn’t Glenwood Landing have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Glenwood Landing?

Northwell Hospital Glen Cove in Glen Cove, 3.0 miles in a straight line from Glenwood Landing’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Glenwood Landing?

8 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Charles Evans Center - Melillo in Glen Cove, 1.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Glenwood Landing.

Town Square →
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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York 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.