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Health in Casselman · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Casselman residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Casselman

Smoking is more common in Casselman

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.2%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Casselman

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.3%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (8.7%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

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 Casselman’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Casselman, betterCasselman, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Casselman gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Casselman adults…

Casselman runs above PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Casselman adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Casselman

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

HNearest ERUPMC SomersetSomerset · 10.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Somerset★★★★★ · 10.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHighlands Health SomersetSomerset · 11 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.9 mi
UPMC Somerset
Somerset · ★★★★★
ER
11 mi
Highlands Health Somerset
Somerset · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.2 mi
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.1 mi
Western Maryland Health Care Corporation
2 sites · nearest in Grantsville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.1 mi
Penn Highlands Connellsville
Connellsville · not rated
ER
25.4 mi
Excela Health - Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCasselman is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Casselman itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Casselman 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 Casselman; ≈ 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 Casselman adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
60%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
56%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Casselman 7.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Casselman adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Casselman adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Casselman adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · 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

Casselman and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Black Township: 37%Upper Turkeyfoot Township: 37.3%Milford Township: 37%Addison Township: 37.2%Summit Township: 38.3%Somerset Township: 37.9%Rockwood: 35.8%Brothersvalley Township: 37.6%Lower Turkeyfoot Township: 36.8%Middlecreek Township: 36.2%Springfield Township: 34.5%Casselman: 37.4%CasselmanBlack TownshipUpper Turkeyfoot TownshipUPMC Somerset · Somerset · 10.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHConemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center · Meyersdale · 11.2 miHHighlands Health Somerset · Somerset · 11 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Black Township37%
Upper Turkeyfoot Township37.3%
Casselman37.4%
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
Black Township————
Upper Turkeyfoot TownshipC37.3%13.4%19.1%ZIP codes

Black 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.

34.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory16.2%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Casselman

Why doesn’t Casselman have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Casselman?

UPMC Somerset in Somerset, 10.9 miles in a straight line from Casselman’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.