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Health in Cooke Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cooke Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17324, 17241. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Cooke Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cooke Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Cooke Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8–9.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Cooke Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC CarlisleCarlisle · 11.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Carlisle★★★★★ · 11.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health CenterGardners · 6.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.5 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
6 sites · nearest in Gardners
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.6 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
13.7 mi
Sadler Health Center Corporation
Carlisle · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
15.2 mi
Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg · ★★★★★
ER
18.5 mi
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCooke Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCooke Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCooke Township 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 Cooke Township; ≈ 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 24.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cooke Township, betterCooke Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Cooke Township gets moving

87 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cooke Township 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Cooke Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Cooke Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Cooke Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · 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

Cooke Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

South Newton Township: 37%Penn Township: 36.2%Dickinson Township: 35.1%Southampton Township: 37.2%North Newton Township: 36.8%West Pennsboro Township: 35.6%South Middleton Township: 34.8%Cooke Township: 36.5%Cooke TownshipSouth Newton TownshipPenn TownshipDickinson TownshipUPMC Carlisle · Carlisle · 11.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHKeystone Agricultural Worker Program - Adams · Gardners · 6.5 mi+Sadler Health Center Corporation · Carlisle · 13.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Dickinson Township35.1%
Penn Township36.2%
Cooke Township36.5%
South Newton Township37%
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
Dickinson TownshipB+35.1%11.5%15.6%ZIP codes
Penn TownshipC+36.2%12.4%18.8%ZIP codes
South Newton TownshipC37%10.8%19.2%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Cooke Township

Why doesn’t Cooke Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Cooke Township?

UPMC Carlisle in Carlisle, 11.6 miles in a straight line from Cooke Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Cooke Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Adams in Gardners, 6.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Cooke Township.

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.