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Health in Cairnbrook · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cairnbrook residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Cairnbrook

COPD, heart disease and arthritis run high in Cairnbrook

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.3%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (9.7%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis is also above the state: 38.2%, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Cairnbrook runs above Pennsylvania on six of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Cairnbrook adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.3%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Cairnbrook’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cairnbrook adults…

Cairnbrook runs above PA on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Cairnbrook adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.2–11.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cairnbrook, betterCairnbrook, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Cairnbrook gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Cairnbrook

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

HNearest ERChan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberWindber · 7.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Somerset★★★★★ · 15.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHyndman Area Health CenterJohnstown · 10.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
Hyndman Area Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.6 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
15 mi
Johnstown Free Medical Clinic
2 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.9 mi
UPMC Somerset
Somerset · ★★★★★
ER
24.4 mi
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careCairnbrook is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Cairnbrook itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Cairnbrook itself

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 Cairnbrook; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
61%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%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
Cairnbrook 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Cairnbrook adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Cairnbrook adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Cairnbrook adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · 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

Cairnbrook and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

36.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%
Thinking or memory15.6%
Hearing10.1%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Cairnbrook

Why doesn’t Cairnbrook have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Cairnbrook?

Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber in Windber, 7.8 miles in a straight line from Cairnbrook’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.