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Health in East Berwick · CDC PLACES 2025

Where East Berwick residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in East Berwick

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 East Berwick adults…

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

11 of every 100 East Berwick adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.6–11.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

East Berwick is an older town: 31% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in East Berwick as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

East Berwick31%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near East Berwick

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 13 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital★★★★★ · 13.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaShickshinny · 6.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.8 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
4 sites · nearest in Shickshinny
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.3 mi
Caring Community Health Center - Hazleton
Hazle Township · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
13 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
15.6 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
21.2 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
≈21.6 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careEast Berwick is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers East Berwick itself
✓ Mental healthEast Berwick 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 East Berwick; ≈ 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 23.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
East Berwick, betterEast Berwick, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where East Berwick gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
East Berwick 6.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How East Berwick adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4East Berwick adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6East Berwick adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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

East Berwick and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Nescopeck: 37.7%Salem Township: 37.7%Nescopeck Township: 37.2%Mifflin Township: 36.6%Conyngham Township: 37%Mocanaqua: 37.4%Shickshinny: 37.6%Briar Creek Township: 37.7%Union Township: 37%Huntington Township: 37.1%East Berwick: 35.4%East BerwickNescopeckSalem TownshipShickshinny Health Center · Shickshinny · 6.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
East Berwick35.4%
Nescopeck37.7%
Salem Township37.7%
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
Salem TownshipC37.7%12.4%18.9%ZIP codes
NescopeckC37.7%12.3%20%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in East Berwick

Why doesn’t East Berwick have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to East Berwick?

Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, 13.0 miles in a straight line from East Berwick’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 East Berwick?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Shickshinny Health Center in Shickshinny, 6.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in East Berwick.

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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.