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Health in Curryville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Curryville residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Curryville

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Curryville adults…

Curryville runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Curryville adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–12.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Curryville

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring · 5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Nason Medical Center★★★★★ · 5.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterBroad Top · 11.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
11.9 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
3 sites · nearest in Broad Top
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.1 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
16.5 mi
Hyndman Area Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Bedford
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
19.1 mi
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Everett · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCurryville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Curryville itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Curryville 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 Curryville; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 15.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Curryville, betterCurryville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Curryville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Curryville 7.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Curryville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Curryville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Curryville adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · 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

Curryville 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.

38.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.5%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing11.8%
Errands alone10.3%
Vision6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Curryville

Why doesn’t Curryville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Curryville?

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring, 5.0 miles in a straight line from Curryville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.