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Health in Iola · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Iola residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
19.9%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
37.8%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
27.4%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
7.8%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
9.6 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Iola

21.8%smoke · PA 15.8%
★ What stands out · 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 37.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 21.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Iola, betterIola, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Iola gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Iola adults…

Iola runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Iola adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.9–37.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Iola

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 9.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital★★★★★ · 9.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaShickshinny · 19.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.6 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
12 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.8 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
19.9 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
2 sites · nearest in Shickshinny
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.1 mi
Sullivan County Laurel Health Center
Hughesville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
21.3 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careIola is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Iola itself
✓ Mental healthIola 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 Iola; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
62%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Iola 7.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Iola adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Iola runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Iola adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Iola adults are in frequent mental distress
19.4% · 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

Iola and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Greenwood Township: 36.2%Pine Township: 36.5%Millville: 36.5%Madison Township: 34.8%Eyers Grove: 37.6%Mount Pleasant Township: 34.7%Jackson Township: 36.7%Fishing Creek Township: 36%Orange Township: 35.5%Jordan Township: 36%Franklin Township: 36.4%Iola: 37.8%IolaGreenwood TownshipPine TownshipMillville
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#12 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Greenwood Township36.2%
Pine Township36.5%
Millville36.5%
Iola37.8%
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
Greenwood TownshipC+36.2%12.5%17.8%ZIP codes
Pine TownshipC+36.5%12.3%17.8%ZIP codes
Millville————

Millville: 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.

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%
Thinking or memory16.8%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Iola

Why doesn’t Iola have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Iola?

Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, 9.6 miles in a straight line from Iola’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.