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Health in Hazen · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hazen residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Hazen

Cancer and arthritis run high in Hazen

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (11.2%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. 35.9% of adults have arthritis, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

Hazen keeps up with checkups

It beats Pennsylvania on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (68.7% vs 64.4%) and cholesterol checks (88% vs 85.3%). Checkups ↓

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 Hazen’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hazen adults…

Hazen runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Hazen adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.9–12.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hazen 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%
78%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hazen 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Hazen

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

HNearest ERHeritage Valley BeaverBeaver · 8.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAhn Wexford Hospital★★★★★ · 16.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEllwood City · 3.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.8 mi
Primary Health Network
6 sites · nearest in Ellwood City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.4 mi
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
UPMC Jameson
New Castle · ★★★★★
ER
16 mi
Ahn Wexford Hospital
Wexford · ★★★★★
ER
17.1 mi
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
Butler · ★★★★★
ER
20.2 mi
Community Action Agency of Columbiana County
2 sites · nearest in East Liverpool
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHazen is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHazen is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHazen 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 Hazen; ≈ 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 22.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hazen, betterHazen, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hazen gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How Hazen adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Hazen adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Hazen adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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

Hazen and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

North Sewickley Township: 37.2%Franklin Township: 34.7%Ellwood City: 35%Big Beaver: 38.2%Frisco: 35.3%Beaver Falls: 43.1%Koppel: 36.1%Eastvale: 35.9%Daugherty Township: 38.5%New Sewickley Township: 38.4%Marion Township: 35.5%New Beaver: 37.4%Perry Township: 34.4%Lancaster Township: 34.5%Jackson Township: 33.3%Hazen: 34.8%HazenNorth Sewickley TownshipFranklin TownshipHeritage Valley Beaver · Beaver · 8.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHEllwood City Health Center · Ellwood City · 3.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Franklin Township34.7%
Hazen34.8%
North Sewickley Township37.2%
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
Franklin TownshipB+34.7%11.2%14.5%ZIP codes
North Sewickley TownshipB−37.2%11.8%17.2%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone7%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Hazen

Why doesn’t Hazen have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Hazen?

Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver, 8.4 miles in a straight line from Hazen’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Hazen?

3 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Ellwood City Health Center in Ellwood City, 3.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.