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Health in Oliver · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Oliver residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Oliver

COPD, stroke and heart disease run high in Oliver

1 in 9 adults have COPD (10.7%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 20 adults have had a stroke (5%), vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease is also above the state: 9.8%, vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Oliver runs above Pennsylvania on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 27% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, stroke and heart disease are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More high blood pressure in Oliver, and more people treating it

40.7% of adults have high blood pressure (Pennsylvania 32.8%), but 84% of them take medicine for it, vs 79.2% statewide. Checkups ↓

More Oliver adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.5%), 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 Oliver’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Oliver adults…

Oliver runs above PA on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Oliver adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Oliver is an older town: 27% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Oliver as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Oliver27%
Pennsylvania20%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%Yearly checkupPA 79%
61%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
84%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oliver 7.9% · 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 28.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 14.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Oliver, betterOliver, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Oliver gets moving

0.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Oliver

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

HNearest ERUniontown HospitalUniontown · 1.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyExcela Health - Frick Hospital★★★★★ · 18.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCornerstone CareUniontown · 0.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.7 mi
Cornerstone Care
3 sites · nearest in Uniontown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
1.2 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
5 sites · nearest in Uniontown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
1.7 mi
Uniontown Hospital
Uniontown · ★★★★★
ER
10.3 mi
Penn Highlands Connellsville
Connellsville · not rated
ER
18.4 mi
Excela Health - Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant · ★★★★★
ER
21.1 mi
Penn Highlands Mon Valley
Monongahela · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careOliver is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOliver is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthOliver 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 Oliver; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Mind & connection

How Oliver adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Oliver adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Oliver adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · 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

Oliver and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Uniontown: 39.2%North Union Township: 34.3%East Uniontown: 35.1%South Union Township: 33.9%Leith-Hatfield: 29.7%South Uniontown: 33.6%Dunbar Township: 34.4%Menallen Township: 34.5%Franklin Township: 34%Wharton Township: 34.3%Hopwood: 32.7%Oliver: 34%OliverUniontownNorth Union TownshipEast UniontownUniontown Hospital · Uniontown · 1.7 mi · 2★ MedicareHPenn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville · 10.3 miHCornerstone Care Vision Center of Uniontown · Uniontown · 0.7 mi+Uniontown Family Doctors · Uniontown · 1.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Oliver34%
North Union Township34.3%
East Uniontown35.1%
Uniontown39.2%
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
North Union TownshipC34.3%13.5%19.2%ZIP codes
UniontownD39.2%15.6%24.6%CDC place
East Uniontown————

East Uniontown: 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.

38.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.4%
Thinking or memory15.9%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone10.7%
Vision6.5%
Dressing or bathing4.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Oliver

Why doesn’t Oliver have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Oliver?

Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, 1.7 miles in a straight line from Oliver’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Oliver?

6 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Cornerstone Care Vision Center of Uniontown in Uniontown, 0.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.