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Health in Curtin Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Curtin Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16841, 16864. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Curtin Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Curtin Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Curtin Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8–10%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Curtin Township

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

HNearest ERBucktail Medical CenterRenovo · 16.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthLock Haven · 17.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.7 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.1 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Lock Haven
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.8 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
27.3 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.3 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
36.3 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCurtin Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Curtin Township itself
✓ Mental healthCurtin 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 Curtin Township; ≈ 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 24.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Curtin Township, betterCurtin Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Curtin Township gets moving

35 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Curtin Township 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Curtin Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Curtin Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Curtin Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · 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

Curtin Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Beech Creek Township: 34.9%Liberty Township: 34.4%Howard Township: 34.2%Boggs Township: 34.5%Snow Shoe Township: 35.9%Burnside Township: 36.3%Beech Creek: 34.1%Porter Township: 33.9%Bald Eagle Township: 34%Monument: 35.6%Noyes Township: 36.6%East Keating Township: 36.5%Lamar Township: 33.8%Marion Township: 34.5%Blanchard: 35.6%Spring Township: 34.5%Union Township: 34.9%Cooper Township: 35.5%Rush Township: 37.8%Karthaus Township: 36.5%West Keating Township: no dataCurtin Township: 34%Curtin TownshipBeech Creek TownshipLiberty TownshipHoward TownshipBoggs TownshipSnow Shoe TownshipBurnside TownshipBucktail Medical Center · Renovo · 16.7 miHMount Nittany Medical Center · State College · 20.8 mi · 5★ MedicareHRiver Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and Dental · Lock Haven · 17.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Curtin Township34%
Howard Township34.2%
Liberty Township34.4%
Boggs Township34.5%
Beech Creek Township34.9%
Snow Shoe Township35.9%
Burnside Township36.3%
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
Beech Creek Township————
Liberty TownshipB−34.4%11.4%17.5%ZIP codes
Boggs TownshipB34.5%10.5%17%ZIP codes
Howard Township————
Burnside Township————
Snow Shoe TownshipC+35.9%12.3%20%ZIP codes

Beech Creek Township, Howard Township and Burnside 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.

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Curtin Township

Why doesn’t Curtin 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 Curtin Township.

What hospital is closest to Curtin Township?

Bucktail Medical Center in Renovo, 16.7 miles in a straight line from Curtin Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.