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Health in Runville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Runville residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Runville

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Runville adults…

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

11 of every 100 Runville adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.9–12.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Runville is an older town: 49% 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 Runville as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Runville49%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Runville

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

HNearest ERMount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 11.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 11.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and DentalLock Haven · 23.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.3 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and Dental
Lock Haven · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
25.5 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
6 sites · nearest in Belleville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.1 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
29.3 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careRunville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Runville itself
✓ Mental healthRunville 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 Runville; ≈ 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 24.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Runville, betterRunville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Runville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
81%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Runville 6.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Runville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Runville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Runville adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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

Runville 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.

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Runville

Why doesn’t Runville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Runville?

Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, 11.3 miles in a straight line from Runville’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 Runville.

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.