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Health in Ramblewood · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Ramblewood residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Ramblewood

Ramblewood keeps up with checkups

It beats Pennsylvania on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (73.1% vs 64.4%) and cholesterol checks (88.9% vs 85.3%). Checkups ↓

Ramblewood is an active town

Only 18.4% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Stroke and diabetes are less common in Ramblewood

Ramblewood runs below Pennsylvania on stroke (2.9% vs 3.7%), diabetes (9.1% vs 11.6%) and COPD (6.3% vs 7.7%). Conditions ↓

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 Ramblewood’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
73%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
73%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 23
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ramblewood 4.4% · 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 18.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ramblewood, betterRamblewood, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Ramblewood gets moving

1.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ramblewood adults…

Ramblewood runs below PA on 4 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Ramblewood adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.6–3.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Ramblewood

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

HNearest ERMount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 5.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 5.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterAlexandria · 14.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.8 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
14.1 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
7 sites · nearest in Alexandria
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.3 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
16.5 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
20 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
20.9 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careRamblewood is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ramblewood itself
✓ Mental healthRamblewood 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 Ramblewood; ≈ 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 Ramblewood adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Ramblewood does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Ramblewood adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Ramblewood adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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.

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

Ramblewood 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.

24.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.7%
Thinking or memory10.9%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone5.9%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Ramblewood

Why doesn’t Ramblewood have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Ramblewood?

Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, 5.8 miles in a straight line from Ramblewood’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 Ramblewood.

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.