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Health in Crenshaw · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Crenshaw residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Crenshaw

Smoking is more common in Crenshaw

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

COPD runs high in Crenshaw

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.1%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. Age is part of it: 33% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD is more common later in life. 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 Crenshaw’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 25.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Crenshaw, betterCrenshaw, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Crenshaw gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Crenshaw adults…

Crenshaw runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Crenshaw adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8–10.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Crenshaw is an older town: 33% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Crenshaw as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Crenshaw33%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Crenshaw

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands DuboisDubois · 9.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Elk★★★★★ · 15.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health ConsortiaKersey · 10.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.6 mi
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois · ★★★★★
ER
10.6 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
5 sites · nearest in Kersey
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.2 mi
Penn Highlands Elk
Saint Marys · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.8 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.6 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Punxsutawney
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.9 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Crenshaw itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Crenshaw itself
✓ Mental healthCrenshaw 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 Crenshaw; ≈ 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 Crenshaw adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Crenshaw 6.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Crenshaw adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Crenshaw adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Crenshaw 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

Crenshaw 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.

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Crenshaw

Why doesn’t Crenshaw have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Crenshaw?

Penn Highlands Dubois in Dubois, 9.6 miles in a straight line from Crenshaw’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 Crenshaw.

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.