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Health in Renningers · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Renningers residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Renningers

Depression is more common in Renningers

1 in 4 adults have been diagnosed with depression (27.3%), vs 23% across Pennsylvania. Frequent mental distress is above the state too: 19.3%, vs 16.4% across Pennsylvania. Mind & connection ↓

Smoking is more common in Renningers

22.3% of adults smoke cigarettes, vs 15.8% 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 Renningers’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Mind & connection

How Renningers adults are doing

On 2 of 2 measures, Renningers runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Renningers adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.3% · PA 23% · Worse than PA
1 in 5Renningers adults are in frequent mental distress
19.3% · PA 16.4% · Worse 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.

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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.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 42.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 22.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Renningers, betterRenningers, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Renningers gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Renningers adults…

Renningers runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

27 of every 100 Renningers adults have been diagnosed with depression
Pennsylvania: 23 in 100 · worse · likely 23.3–31.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Renningers

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

HNearest ERSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 3.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street★★★★★ · 3.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkMinersville · 6.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.2 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
4.6 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
6.6 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Minersville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.8 mi
Star Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Tamaqua
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.9 mi
St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital
Coaldale · ★★★★★
ER
20.8 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careRenningers is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Renningers itself
✓ Mental healthRenningers 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 Renningers; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
60%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
64%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Renningers 6.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Around town

Renningers 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.

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory16.9%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Renningers

Why doesn’t Renningers have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Renningers?

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, 3.2 miles in a straight line from Renningers’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Renningers?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Schuylkill Community Health Center in Minersville, 6.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.