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Health in French Creek Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where French Creek Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16311, 16314, 16145. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in French Creek Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 French Creek Township adults…

French Creek Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 French Creek Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near French Creek Township

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

HNearest ERMeadville Medical CenterMeadville · 13.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMeadville Medical Center★★★★★ · 13.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkSandy Lake · 7.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.9 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Sandy Lake
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.5 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
19 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
20 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFrench Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFrench Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFrench Creek 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 French Creek Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
French Creek Township, betterFrench Creek Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where French Creek Township gets moving

4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
French Creek Township 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How French Creek Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4French Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6French Creek Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · 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

French Creek Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Mill Creek Township: 34.3%Deer Creek Township: 35.1%Sandy Lake Township: 34.5%New Vernon Township: 34.8%New Lebanon: 36.1%Fairfield Township: 36%Sandy Creek Township: 35.3%French Creek Township: 35.1%French Creek TownshipMill Creek TownshipDeer Creek TownshipSandy Lake Community Health Center · Sandy Lake · 7.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Mill Creek Township34.3%
French Creek Township35.1%
Deer Creek Township35.1%
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
Mill Creek Township————
Deer Creek Township————

Mill Creek Township and Deer Creek 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.

34.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in French Creek Township

Why doesn’t French Creek 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 French Creek Township.

What hospital is closest to French Creek Township?

Meadville Medical Center in Meadville, 13.5 miles in a straight line from French Creek Township’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 French Creek Township?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sandy Lake Community Health Center in Sandy Lake, 7.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in French Creek 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.