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Health in Blanchard · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Blanchard residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Blanchard

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Blanchard adults…

Blanchard runs above PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Blanchard adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Blanchard

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

HNearest ERBucktail Medical CenterRenovo · 19.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthLock Haven · 9.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.4 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Lock Haven
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.2 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.9 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.9 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
29.4 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
33.1 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBlanchard is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Blanchard itself
✓ Mental healthBlanchard 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 Blanchard; ≈ 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 25.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Blanchard, betterBlanchard, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Blanchard gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Blanchard 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Blanchard adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Blanchard adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Blanchard adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · 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

Blanchard and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Beech Creek: 34.1%Liberty Township: 34.4%Eagleville: 35.7%Beech Creek Township: 34.9%Marion Township: 34.5%Curtin Township: 34%Monument: 35.6%Porter Township: 33.9%Howard Township: 34.2%Blanchard: 35.6%BlanchardBeech CreekLiberty TownshipEagleville
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Beech Creek34.1%
Liberty Township34.4%
Blanchard35.6%
Eagleville35.7%
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
Liberty TownshipB−34.4%11.4%17.5%ZIP codes
Beech Creek————
Eagleville————

Beech Creek and Eagleville: 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.

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Blanchard

Why doesn’t Blanchard have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Blanchard?

Bucktail Medical Center in Renovo, 19.2 miles in a straight line from Blanchard’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Blanchard?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and Dental in Lock Haven, 9.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.