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Health in Dennison Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Dennison Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 18661, 18707. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
18.4%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
36.4%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
24.7%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.3%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
≈10.5 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Dennison Township

11%have had cancer · PA 8.8%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Dennison Township adults…

Dennison Township runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 5. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Dennison Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10–12%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Dennison Township

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

HNearest ERWilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre · ≈10.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFreeland Health CenterFreeland · 6.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.5 mi
Freeland Health Center
Freeland · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
10.1 mi
Caring Community Health Center - Kistler Clinic
Wilkes Barre · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
≈10.5 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
≈10.5 mi
Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.1 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
≈13.3 mi
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careDennison Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dennison Township itself
✓ Mental healthDennison 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 Dennison 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 24.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Dennison Township, betterDennison Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Dennison Township gets moving

40 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

1State Game Lands Number 11917.9 mi of trails2State Game Lands Number 1879.4 mi of trails3Nescopeck State Park7.3 mi of trails
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dennison Township 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Dennison Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Dennison Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Dennison Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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

Dennison Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Penn Lake Park: 37.5%Kidder Township: 35.7%Foster Township: 37%Wright Township: 34.3%Fairview Township: 34.3%Bear Creek Township: 40.1%White Haven: 37.2%Butler Township: 36.5%Penn Forest Township: 35%Tobyhanna Township: 38.9%Tunkhannock Township: 40.4%Buck Township: 36.8%Lehigh Township: 35.4%East Side: 33.2%Towamensing Trails: 35.1%Lausanne Township: 35.4%Jeddo: 37.9%Hazle Township: 41.4%Rice Township: 34.3%Mountain Top: 33.8%Dorrance Township: 36%Hanover Township: 39.6%Jenkins Township: 38.1%Thornhurst Township: 34.9%Plains Township: 40.3%Laurel Run: 34.4%Sugarloaf Township: 35.7%Pardeesville: 38%Hollenback Township: 37%Dennison Township: 36.4%Dennison TownshipPenn Lake ParkKidder TownshipFoster TownshipWright TownshipFairview TownshipBear Creek TownshipWhite HavenButler TownshipWilkes-Barre General Hospital · Wilkes-Barre · 10.5 mi · 2★ MedicareHWilkes Barre VA Medical Center · Wilkes-Barre · 10.5 mi · 5★ MedicareHLehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton · Hazleton · 12.1 mi · 2★ MedicareHGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center · Wilkes Barre · 13.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHFreeland Health Center · Freeland · 6.5 mi+Caring Community Health Center - Kistler Clinic · Wilkes Barre · 10.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#15 of 30 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wright Township34.3%
Fairview Township34.3%
Kidder Township35.7%
Dennison Township36.4%
Butler Township36.5%
Foster Township37%
White Haven37.2%
Penn Lake Park37.5%
Bear Creek Township40.1%
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
Penn Lake Park————
Kidder TownshipB−35.7%13.1%16.1%ZIP codes
Foster TownshipC+37%12.6%17.4%ZIP codes
Wright Township · Fairview TownshipA−34.3%10.3%13.2%ZIP 18707
Bear Creek TownshipC−40.1%13.1%19.1%ZIP codes
Butler TownshipB−36.5%11.8%16.4%ZIP codes
White HavenB37.2%11.3%15%CDC place

Penn Lake Park: 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.

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Dennison Township

Why doesn’t Dennison 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 Dennison Township.

What hospital is closest to Dennison Township?

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-barre, 10.5 miles in a straight line from Dennison Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

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

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Freeland Health Center in Freeland, 6.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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