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Health in East Vandergrift · CDC PLACES 2025

Where East Vandergrift residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in East Vandergrift

COPD and arthritis run high in East Vandergrift

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.3%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 36.6% of adults have arthritis, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, East Vandergrift runs above Pennsylvania on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in East Vandergrift

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.4%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 East Vandergrift’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 East Vandergrift adults…

East Vandergrift runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 East Vandergrift adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.3–10.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
East Vandergrift, betterEast Vandergrift, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where East Vandergrift gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near East Vandergrift

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

HNearest ERAllegheny Valley HospitalNatrona · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAllegheny Valley Hospital★★★★★ · 9.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ClinicVandergrift · 0.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.5 mi
Community Health Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Vandergrift
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.2 mi
Allegheny Valley Hospital
Natrona · ★★★★★
ER
14.4 mi
Jacksonville Family Medicine Center
Clarksburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
14.8 mi
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning · ★★★★★
ER
15.1 mi
UPMC East
Monroeville · ★★★★★
ER
15.4 mi
Forbes Hospital
Monroeville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careEast Vandergrift is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEast Vandergrift is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEast Vandergrift 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 Vandergrift; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
61%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
73%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
East Vandergrift 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How East Vandergrift adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4East Vandergrift adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6East Vandergrift adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · 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 Vandergrift and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Vandergrift: 37%Allegheny Township: 35.2%North Apollo: 40.2%Oklahoma: 33.6%Parks Township: 37.3%Pleasant View: 39.4%North Vandergrift: 40.4%Kiskiminetas Township: 35.1%Upper Burrell Township: 34.3%Gilpin Township: 36.4%Harrison Township: 32.8%West Leechburg: 32.7%Washington Township: 33.2%Freeport: 39.8%Lower Burrell: 31%Kiskimere: 39.3%Schenley: no dataOrchard Hills: 37.4%Apollo: 39.5%Bell Township: 35.3%East Vandergrift: 35.6%East VandergriftVandergriftAllegheny TownshipNorth ApolloOklahomaAllegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona · 9.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHCommunity Health Clinic, Inc. - Vandergrift Location 1 · Vandergrift · 0.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Oklahoma33.6%
Allegheny Township35.2%
East Vandergrift35.6%
Vandergrift37%
North Apollo40.2%
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
VandergriftC−37%12.9%20.9%CDC place
Allegheny TownshipB−35.2%12.2%17.6%ZIP codes
North ApolloC−40.2%13.3%20.4%CDC place
Oklahoma————

Oklahoma: 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.

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in East Vandergrift

Why doesn’t East Vandergrift 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 Vandergrift.

What hospital is closest to East Vandergrift?

Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona, 9.2 miles in a straight line from East Vandergrift’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 Vandergrift?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health Clinic, Inc. - Vandergrift Location 1 in Vandergrift, 0.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.