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Health in Colver · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Colver residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Colver

Smoking is more common in Colver

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Colver

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.1%), vs 7.7% 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 Colver’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 27.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Colver, betterColver, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Colver gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Colver adults…

Colver runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Colver adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.1–10.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Colver

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 10.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Memorial Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEbensburg · 5.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Primary Health Network
4 sites · nearest in Ebensburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.7 mi
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.4 mi
Highlands Health Johnstown
Johnstown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.7 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
19.9 mi
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana · ★★★★★
ER
20.6 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Colver itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Colver itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Colver 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 Colver; ≈ 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 Colver 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%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Colver 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Colver adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Colver adults have been diagnosed with depression
25% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Colver adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · 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

Colver 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.

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Colver

Why doesn’t Colver have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Colver?

Conemaugh Miners Medical Center in Hastings, 10.7 miles in a straight line from Colver’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 Colver?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Ebensburg Health Center in Ebensburg, 5.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.