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Health in Ravine · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Ravine residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ravine adults…

Ravine runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Ravine adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.9–3.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Ravine

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

HNearest ERSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 13.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital★★★★★ · 16.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkMinersville · 11 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Minersville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.4 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
15.6 mi
Union Community Care
4 sites · nearest in Lebanon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.1 mi
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
17.7 mi
Lebanon VA Medical Center
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
18.3 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careRavine is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ravine itself
✓ Mental healthRavine 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 Ravine; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 21%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ravine, betterRavine, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Ravine gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ravine 6.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Ravine adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Ravine adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Ravine adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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

Ravine and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Pine GroveB−37.1%11.1%16.9%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Ravine

Why doesn’t Ravine have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Ravine?

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, 13.4 miles in a straight line from Ravine’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.