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Health in Norvelt · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Norvelt residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Norvelt

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Norvelt adults…

Norvelt runs above PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Norvelt adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–11.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Norvelt

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

HNearest ERExcela Health - Frick HospitalMount Pleasant · 4.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyExcela Health Latrobe Hospital★★★★★ · 7.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ClinicGreensburg · 7.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.9 mi
Excela Health - Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant · ★★★★★
ER
7.1 mi
Community Health Clinic
Greensburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
7.3 mi
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ER
7.4 mi
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe · ★★★★★
ER
9 mi
Latrobe Health Center
Latrobe · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
9.1 mi
Ahn Emerus Westmoreland
Greensburg · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careNorvelt is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNorvelt is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNorvelt 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 Norvelt; ≈ 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 25.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Norvelt, betterNorvelt, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Norvelt gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Norvelt 5.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Norvelt adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Norvelt adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Norvelt adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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

Norvelt and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Calumet————

Calumet: 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.

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Norvelt

Why doesn’t Norvelt have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Norvelt?

Excela Health - Frick Hospital in Mount Pleasant, 4.9 miles in a straight line from Norvelt’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 Norvelt?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health Clinic in Greensburg, 7.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.