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Health in McAlisterville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where McAlisterville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in McAlisterville

COPD, heart disease and cancer run high in McAlisterville

1 in 9 adults have COPD (10.7%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (9.7%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Cancer is also above the state: 11.3%, vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. In all, McAlisterville runs above Pennsylvania on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

1 in 11 working-age adults in McAlisterville has no health insurance

8.7% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. Checkups ↓

More McAlisterville adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.7%), vs 23.8% 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 McAlisterville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 McAlisterville adults…

McAlisterville runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 McAlisterville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
McAlisterville 8.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
McAlisterville, betterMcAlisterville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where McAlisterville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near McAlisterville

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown · 17.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Lewistown Hospital★★★★★ · 17.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHamilton Health CenterNewport · 13.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.2 mi
Hamilton Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Newport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.9 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.4 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
28.3 mi
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola · ★★★★★
ER
31.1 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
31.4 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMcAlisterville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers McAlisterville itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers McAlisterville 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 McAlisterville; ≈ 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).

Mind & connection

How McAlisterville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4McAlisterville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6McAlisterville 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.

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

McAlisterville 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.

37.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%
Thinking or memory15.9%
Hearing10.1%
Errands alone9.9%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in McAlisterville

Why doesn’t McAlisterville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to McAlisterville?

Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, 17.4 miles in a straight line from McAlisterville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.