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Health in Heilwood · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Heilwood residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Heilwood adults…

On every condition, Heilwood is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Heilwood adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30–38.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Heilwood

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 11 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyIndiana Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkCherry Tree · 9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9 mi
Primary Health Network
5 sites · nearest in Cherry Tree
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11 mi
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.8 mi
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana · ★★★★★
ER
20.4 mi
Highlands Health Johnstown
Johnstown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
21.8 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
23.8 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Heilwood itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Heilwood itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Heilwood itself

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 Heilwood; ≈ 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 23.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Heilwood, betterHeilwood, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Heilwood gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
81%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
63%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Heilwood 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Heilwood adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Heilwood runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Heilwood adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Heilwood adults are in frequent mental distress
18.5% · PA 16.4% · Worse than 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

Heilwood and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pine Township: 39.7%Cherryhill Township: 39.6%Green Township: 40.3%Buffington Township: 39.1%Alverda: 42.5%Barr Township: 36.8%Brush Valley Township: 38.8%Rayne Township: 39.6%White Township: 37.8%Dixonville: 40.8%Heilwood: 39.2%HeilwoodPine TownshipCherryhill TownshipIndiana Regional Medical Center · Indiana · 12.8 mi · 2★ MedicareHTri County Community Health Center · Cherry Tree · 9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Heilwood39.2%
Cherryhill Township39.6%
Pine Township39.7%
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
Cherryhill TownshipC+39.6%12.7%18.1%ZIP codes
Pine TownshipC39.7%13.4%19.3%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32%

of Heilwood adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory15.7%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Heilwood

Why doesn’t Heilwood have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Heilwood?

Conemaugh Miners Medical Center in Hastings, 11.0 miles in a straight line from Heilwood’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Heilwood?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Tri County Community Health Center in Cherry Tree, 9.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.