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Health in Jackson Center · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Jackson Center residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Jackson Center

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Jackson Center adults…

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

10 of every 100 Jackson Center adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.2–11.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Jackson Center

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

HNearest ERGrove City Medical CenterGrove City · 7.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrove City Medical Center★★★★★ · 7.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkMercer · 5.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Mercer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.7 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
15.1 mi
Edgewood Surgical Hospital
Transfer · not rated
15.4 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
18.7 mi
Sharon Regional Medical Center
Sharon · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careJackson Center is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careJackson Center is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthJackson Center 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 Jackson Center; ≈ 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 22.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Jackson Center, betterJackson Center, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Jackson Center gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
84%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Jackson Center 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Jackson Center adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Jackson Center adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Jackson Center adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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

Jackson Center and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Jackson Center

Why doesn’t Jackson Center have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Jackson Center?

Grove City Medical Center in Grove City, 7.7 miles in a straight line from Jackson Center’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 Jackson Center?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Mercer Primary Care in Mercer, 5.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Jackson Center.

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.