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Health in Bowers · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Bowers residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Bowers

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bowers 7.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bowers adults…

On every condition, Bowers is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

36 of every 100 Bowers adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.4–39.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Bowers

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

HNearest ERLehigh Valley Hospital - MacungieMacungie · 9.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLehigh Valley Hospital★★★★★ · 13.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health and Dental CareBarto · 10.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.7 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
10.2 mi
Community Health and Dental Care
2 sites · nearest in Barto
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.3 mi
Berks Community Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.1 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
14.5 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
15.2 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBowers is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBowers is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBowers 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 Bowers; ≈ 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 24%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bowers, betterBowers, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Bowers gets moving

0.9 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Bowers adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Bowers adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Bowers adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · 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

Bowers and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Maxatawny Township: 32.1%Rockland Township: 32.9%Longswamp Township: 32.5%Lyons: 32.6%Dryville: 34.5%Richmond Township: 32.4%Weisenberg Township: 31.5%Upper Macungie Township: 29.5%Pike Township: 32.9%District Township: 32.5%Oley Township: 31.6%Bowers: 33.8%BowersMaxatawny TownshipRockland TownshipLehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie · Macungie · 9.7 miHCommunity Health and Dental Care-Barto · Barto · 10.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Maxatawny Township32.1%
Rockland Township32.9%
Bowers33.8%
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
Rockland TownshipB+32.9%10.9%15.8%ZIP codes
Maxatawny TownshipB32.1%9%15.2%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.3%

of Bowers adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Bowers

Why doesn’t Bowers have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Bowers?

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie in Macungie, 9.7 miles in a straight line from Bowers’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.