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Health in Salem Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Salem Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16232, 16373. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Salem Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Salem Township adults…

Salem Township runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Salem Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–10.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Salem Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC NorthwestSeneca · 10.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Northwest★★★★★ · 10.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEmlenton · 5.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Emlenton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.4 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
13.6 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
23.7 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
27.4 mi
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
Butler · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careSalem Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Petersburg · need score 16 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Salem Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Salem Township itself

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 Salem Township; ≈ 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 26.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Salem Township, betterSalem Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Salem Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Salem Township 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Salem Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Salem Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Salem Township 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

Salem Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Richland Township: 35.4%Ashland Township: 35.3%Richland Township: 35.4%Beaver Township: 35.6%Emlenton: 35.2%Rockland Township: 36.1%Scrubgrass Township: 35.7%Pinegrove Township: 36.1%Elk Township: 35.1%Cranberry Township: 35.6%Perry Township: 36.7%Hovey Township: 36.7%Foxburg: 35.3%Allegheny Township: 36.5%Licking Township: 36.1%Piney Township: 36.1%Paint Township: 35.1%Salem Township: 35.6%Salem TownshipRichland TownshipAshland TownshipRichland TownshipBeaver TownshipUPMC Northwest · Seneca · 10.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHIndependence Health System Clarion Hospital · Clarion · 13.6 mi · 2★ MedicareHEmlenton Health Center · Emlenton · 5.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Ashland Township35.3%
Richland Township35.4%
Richland Township35.4%
Salem Township35.6%
Beaver Township35.6%
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
Richland Township————
Ashland TownshipC+35.3%12.5%18.2%ZIP codes
Richland Township————
Beaver TownshipC+35.6%12.6%18.7%ZIP codes

Richland Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Salem Township

Why doesn’t Salem Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Salem Township?

UPMC Northwest in Seneca, 10.4 miles in a straight line from Salem Township’s 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 Salem Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Emlenton Health Center in Emlenton, 5.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Salem Township.

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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.