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Westmoreland Avenue, AvonmorePhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Health in Avonmore · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Avonmore residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
19.9%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
32.9%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
27%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.9%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
15.4 mi
Allegheny Valley Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Avonmore

9.3%have COPD · PA 7.7%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Avonmore adults…

Avonmore runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Avonmore adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.3–10.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Avonmore

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

HNearest ERAllegheny Valley HospitalNatrona · 15.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAllegheny Valley Hospital★★★★★ · 15.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ClinicVandergrift · 7.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.3 mi
Community Health Clinic
4 sites · nearest in Vandergrift
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Clarksburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.4 mi
Allegheny Valley Hospital
Natrona · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
16.2 mi
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
16.3 mi
Forbes Hospital
Monroeville · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
16.4 mi
UPMC East
Monroeville · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careAvonmore is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAvonmore is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAvonmore 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 Avonmore; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 27%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Avonmore, betterAvonmore, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Avonmore gets moving

2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

1Pasternak Recreation Area0.2 mi of trails
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Avonmore 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Avonmore adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Avonmore adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Avonmore adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · 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.

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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

Avonmore and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Kiskiminetas Township: 35.1%Bell Township: 35.3%Conemaugh Township: 37.7%Orchard Hills: 37.4%Parks Township: 37.3%Apollo: 39.5%North Apollo: 40.2%South Bend Township: 36.7%Vandergrift: 37%Burrell Township: 37.8%North Vandergrift: 40.4%Oklahoma: 33.6%Washington Township: 33.2%Loyalhanna Township: 35.5%Salem Township: 32.5%Black Lick Township: 39.3%Derry Township: 35.9%Young Township: 38%Saltsburg: 38.1%Avonmore: 32.9%AvonmoreKiskiminetas TownshipBell TownshipConemaugh TownshipExcela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital · Greensburg · 16.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHCommunity Health Clinic, Inc. - Vandergrift Location 1 · Vandergrift · 7.3 mi+Jacksonville Family Medicine Center · Clarksburg · 9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Avonmore32.9%
Kiskiminetas Township35.1%
Bell Township35.3%
Conemaugh Township37.7%
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
Kiskiminetas TownshipB−35.1%12.4%17.5%ZIP codes
Bell TownshipB−35.3%12%17.7%ZIP codes
Conemaugh TownshipB−37.7%12%17.7%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

35.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory16%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone9.6%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Avonmore

Why doesn’t Avonmore have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Avonmore?

Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona, 15.4 miles in a straight line from Avonmore’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Avonmore?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health Clinic, Inc. - Vandergrift Location 1 in Vandergrift, 7.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
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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.