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Health in Blaine Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Blaine Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 15312, 15323, 15365. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Blaine Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Blaine Township adults…

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

36 of every 100 Blaine Township adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 32–39.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Blaine Township

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

HNearest ERThe Washington HospitalWashington · 7.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThe Washington Hospital★★★★★ · 7.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCenterville Clinics, IncorporatedAvella · 7.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.2 mi
Advanced Surgical Hospital
Washington · not rated
7.5 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
3 sites · nearest in Avella
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.6 mi
Cornerstone Care
3 sites · nearest in Washington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.9 mi
The Washington Hospital
Washington · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Canonsburg General Hospital
Canonsburg · ★★★★★
ER
16.5 mi
Weirton Medical Center
Weirton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBlaine Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBlaine Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBlaine Township 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 Blaine Township; ≈ 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 25%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Blaine Township, betterBlaine Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Blaine Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Blaine Township 6.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Blaine Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Blaine Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Blaine Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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

Blaine Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hopewell Township: 38.3%Donegal Township: 38.3%Buffalo Township: 38.7%Independence Township: 38.2%Cross Creek Township: 38.6%Mount Pleasant Township: 35%Canton Township: 38.9%West Finley Township: 39.1%East Finley Township: 39.1%South Franklin Township: 38.9%North Franklin Township: 38.9%Green Hills: 38.9%Jefferson Township: 39.3%Avella: 40.4%Blaine Township: 38%Blaine TownshipHopewell TownshipDonegal TownshipBuffalo TownshipIndependence TownshipAdvanced Surgical Hospital · Washington · 6.2 miHThe Washington Hospital · Washington · 7.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHAvella Family Medicine · Avella · 7.5 mi+Cornerstone Care Medical and Behavioral Health Center of Washington · Washington · 7.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Blaine Township38%
Independence Township38.2%
Hopewell Township38.3%
Donegal Township38.3%
Buffalo Township38.7%
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
Hopewell Township————
Donegal TownshipB−38.3%11.5%16.7%ZIP codes
Buffalo TownshipC+38.7%11.8%17.8%ZIP codes
Independence TownshipB−38.2%11.8%16.7%ZIP codes

Hopewell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Blaine Township

Why doesn’t Blaine Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Blaine Township?

The Washington Hospital in Washington, 7.9 miles in a straight line from Blaine Township’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 Blaine Township?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Avella Family Medicine in Avella, 7.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Blaine Township.

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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.