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Health in Maple Glen · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Maple Glen residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Maple Glen

Maple Glen is an active town

Only 15.1% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD and stroke are less common in Maple Glen

Maple Glen runs below Pennsylvania on four chronic conditions, most of all COPD (4.9% vs 7.7%), stroke (2.5% vs 3.7%) and heart disease (5.5% vs 7.4%). Conditions ↓

Few Maple Glen adults smoke

10% of adults smoke cigarettes, vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Maple Glen’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 15.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 10%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Maple Glen, betterMaple Glen, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Maple Glen gets moving

2.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Maple Glen adults…

Maple Glen runs below PA on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 Maple Glen adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 4.4–5.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Maple Glen

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

HNearest ERJefferson Abington HospitalAbington · 5.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBryn Mawr Hospital★★★★★ · 13.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCovenant HousePhiladelphia · 7.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.2 mi
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington · ★★★★★
ER
7 mi
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook · ★★★★★
ER
7.1 mi
Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia · ★★★★★
ER
7.1 mi
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale · ★★★★★
ER
7.6 mi
Covenant House
4 sites · nearest in Philadelphia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.4 mi
Public Health Management
2 sites · nearest in Philadelphia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careMaple Glen is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMaple Glen is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMaple Glen 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 Maple Glen; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
76%Dentist visitPA 64%
90%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
81%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 27
working-age adults has no health insurance
Maple Glen 3.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Maple Glen adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Maple Glen does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Maple Glen adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 8Maple Glen adults are in frequent mental distress
12.8% · PA 16.4% · Better 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

Maple Glen and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Horsham————

Horsham: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

21.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9%
Thinking or memory9.4%
Hearing5.5%
Errands alone4.8%
Vision3%
Dressing or bathing2.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Maple Glen

Why doesn’t Maple Glen have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Maple Glen?

Jefferson Abington Hospital in Abington, 5.2 miles in a straight line from Maple Glen’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 Maple Glen?

8 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Covenant House Health and Dental Services in Philadelphia, 7.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Maple Glen.

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.