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Health in Highland Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Highland Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16214, 16235. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Highland Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Highland Township adults…

Highland Township runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Highland Township adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.6–11.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Highland Township is an older town: 28% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Highland Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Highland Township28%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Highland Township

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

HNearest ERIndependence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion · 5.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Brookville★★★★★ · 14.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkClarion · 7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.1 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
7 mi
Primary Health Network
7 sites · nearest in Clarion
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.8 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.1 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
27.7 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
32.5 mi
Ridgway Area Medical Center
Ridgway · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careHighland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Highland Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Highland Township 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 Highland Township; ≈ 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 24.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Highland Township, betterHighland Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Highland Township gets moving

14 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
81%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Highland Township 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Highland Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Highland Township runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Highland Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Highland Township adults are in frequent mental distress
19.8% · 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.

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

Highland Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Paint Township: 35.1%Millcreek Township: 35%Clarion Township: 34.5%Clarion: 33.7%Farmington Township: 34.5%Knox Township: 34.4%Monroe Township: 35.4%Elk Township: 35.1%Piney Township: 36.1%Beaver Township: 35.6%Eldred Township: 35.5%Union Township: 34.6%Limestone Township: 35.7%Washington Township: 36.1%Green Township: 38.8%Barnett Township: 38.3%Barnett Township: 36.1%Highland Township: 33.8%Highland TownshipPaint TownshipMillcreek TownshipClarion TownshipClarionFarmington TownshipKnox TownshipIndependence Health System Clarion Hospital · Clarion · 5.1 mi · 2★ MedicareHPenn Highlands Brookville · Brookville · 14.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHClarion Community Health Center · Clarion · 7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Clarion33.7%
Highland Township33.8%
Knox Township34.4%
Clarion Township34.5%
Farmington Township34.5%
Millcreek Township35%
Paint 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
Paint TownshipC+35.1%12.5%18.2%ZIP codes
Millcreek Township————
Clarion Township————
ClarionB−33.7%9.2%15.8%CDC place
Farmington TownshipB−34.5%12.9%17.2%ZIP codes
Knox Township————

Millcreek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Clarion Township: the same community as Clarion, graded once. Knox Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory16.9%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Highland Township

Why doesn’t Highland 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 Highland Township.

What hospital is closest to Highland Township?

Independence Health System Clarion Hospital in Clarion, 5.1 miles in a straight line from Highland Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Highland Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Clarion Community Health Center in Clarion, 7.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Highland Township.

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.