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Health in Applewold · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Applewold residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Applewold

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Applewold adults…

Applewold runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Applewold adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Applewold

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

HNearest ERAcmh HospitalKittanning · 2.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAllegheny Valley Hospital★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEast Brady · 13.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.1 mi
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning · ★★★★★
ER
13.3 mi
Primary Health Network
4 sites · nearest in East Brady
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.3 mi
Community Health Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Vandergrift
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
Allegheny Valley Hospital
Natrona · ★★★★★
ER
23.2 mi
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
Butler · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careApplewold is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Applewold itself
✓ Mental healthApplewold 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 Applewold; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Applewold, betterApplewold, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Applewold gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
74%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Applewold 5.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Applewold adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Applewold adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Applewold adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
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

Applewold and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

West Hills: 35%East Franklin Township: 37.7%West Kittanning: 34.7%Kittanning: 40.8%Applewold: 36%ApplewoldWest HillsAcmh Hospital · Kittanning · 2.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
West Hills35%
Applewold36%
PA33.8%

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
West Hills————

West Hills: 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.

31.7%

of Applewold adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Applewold

Why doesn’t Applewold have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Applewold?

Acmh Hospital in Kittanning, 2.1 miles in a straight line from Applewold’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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