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Health in Juniata Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Juniata Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16652, 16647. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Juniata Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Juniata Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Juniata Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–11.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Juniata Township is an older town: 35% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Juniata Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Juniata Township35%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Juniata Township

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon · 5.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Huntingdon★★★★★ · 5.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterHuntingdon · 4.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.4 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
8 sites · nearest in Huntingdon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.2 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
20.2 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
20.5 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
21.1 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careJuniata Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Juniata Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Juniata 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 Juniata 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 23.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Juniata Township, betterJuniata Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Juniata Township gets moving

29 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Juniata Township 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Juniata Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Juniata Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Juniata Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · 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

Juniata Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Walker Township: 33.7%Union Township: 34.4%Henderson Township: 33.8%Smithfield Township: 33.9%Woodbury Township: 36.7%Porter Township: 34.4%McConnellstown: 35%Penn Township: 32.9%Shirley Township: 37.2%Brady Township: 35.6%Mapleton: 34.3%Cass Township: 35.2%Mill Creek: 35.7%Oneida Township: 33.8%Huntingdon: 32.7%Miller Township: 33.8%Juniata Township: 33.5%Juniata TownshipWalker TownshipUnion TownshipHenderson TownshipSmithfield TownshipPenn Highlands Huntingdon · Huntingdon · 5.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHBtamc Pediatric & Family Healthcare · Huntingdon · 4.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Juniata Township33.5%
Walker Township33.7%
Henderson Township33.8%
Smithfield Township33.9%
Union Township34.4%
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
Walker TownshipB33.7%11%16.3%ZIP codes
Union Township————
Henderson Township————
Smithfield TownshipB33.9%10.9%16.6%ZIP 16652

Union Township and Henderson Township: 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.

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Juniata Township

Why doesn’t Juniata 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 Juniata Township.

What hospital is closest to Juniata Township?

Penn Highlands Huntingdon in Huntingdon, 5.2 miles in a straight line from Juniata Township’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 Juniata Township?

7 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Btamc Pediatric & Family Healthcare in Huntingdon, 4.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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