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Health in Sand Hill · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sand Hill residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Sand Hill

1 in 12 working-age adults in Sand Hill has no health insurance

8.1% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. Checkups ↓

COPD runs high in Sand Hill

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.2%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. Age is part of it: 26% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD is more common later in life. 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 Sand Hill’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sand Hill 8.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sand Hill adults…

Sand Hill runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Sand Hill adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Sand Hill is an older town: 26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease and COPD rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Sand Hill as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Sand Hill26%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Sand Hill

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

HNearest ERWellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon · 1.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital★★★★★ · 1.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareLebanon · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.2 mi
Union Community Care
6 sites · nearest in Lebanon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
1.4 mi
Lebanon Center
Lebanon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
1.8 mi
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
3.4 mi
Lebanon VA Medical Center
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
12.9 mi
Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey · ★★★★★
ER
16.9 mi
UPMC Lititz
Lititz · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSand Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSand Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSand Hill 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 Sand Hill; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sand Hill, betterSand Hill, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Sand Hill gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Sand Hill adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Sand Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Sand Hill adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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

Sand Hill and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

North Lebanon Township: 39.9%Lebanon: 42.8%Jackson Township: 35.5%West Lebanon Township: 39%South Lebanon Township: 37.1%Cleona: 36.6%Bethel Township: 37.8%Pleasant Hill: 40.8%Swatara Township: 38.5%Avon: 38.4%North Annville Township: 35.2%North Cornwall Township: 37.1%Lebanon South: 34.2%Hebron: 35.5%Sand Hill: 37.3%Sand HillNorth Lebanon TownshipLebanonWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital · Lebanon · 1.8 mi · 5★ MedicareHLebanon VA Medical Center · Lebanon · 3.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHLebanon Urgent Care (Behavioral and Physical Health) · Lebanon · 1.2 mi+Lebanon Center · Lebanon · 1.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Sand Hill37.3%
North Lebanon Township39.9%
Lebanon42.8%
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
LebanonD42.8%14.7%20.6%CDC place
North Lebanon TownshipC−39.9%13.4%18.8%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Sand Hill

Why doesn’t Sand Hill have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Sand Hill?

Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, 1.8 miles in a straight line from Sand Hill’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Sand Hill?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lebanon Medical and Pharmacy in Lebanon, 1.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Sand Hill.

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.