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Health in Scalp Level · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Scalp Level residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Scalp Level

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Scalp Level adults…

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

10 of every 100 Scalp Level adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Scalp Level

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

HNearest ERChan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberWindber · 4.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber★★★★★ · 4.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHyndman Area Health CenterJohnstown · 2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2 mi
Hyndman Area Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.7 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
5.5 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
6.7 mi
Johnstown Free Medical Clinic
2 sites · nearest in Johnstown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.8 mi
UPMC Somerset
Somerset · ★★★★★
ER
24.8 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Scalp Level itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Scalp Level itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Scalp Level 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 Scalp Level; ≈ 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 26.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Scalp Level, betterScalp Level, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Scalp Level gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Scalp Level 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Scalp Level adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Scalp Level adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Scalp Level adults are in frequent mental distress
17.4% · 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

Scalp Level and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Richland Township: 33.7%Paint: 33%Paint Township: 36.1%Geistown: 34.7%Conemaugh Township: 35.1%Belmont: 34.1%Adams Township: 36.1%Stonycreek Township: 38%Oakland: 37.5%Conemaugh Township: 36.7%Windber: 36.9%Scalp Level: 37.6%Scalp LevelRichland TownshipPaintChan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber · 4.7 mi · 2★ MedicareHConemaugh Memorial Medical Center · Johnstown · 5.5 mi · 2★ MedicareHHyndman Area Health Center (Richland Township) · Johnstown · 2 mi+Highlands Health Johnstown · Johnstown · 6.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Paint33%
Richland Township33.7%
Scalp Level37.6%
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 TownshipB+33.7%11.1%14.4%ZIP codes
Paint————

Paint: 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.

35%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Scalp Level

Why doesn’t Scalp Level have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Scalp Level?

Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber in Windber, 4.7 miles in a straight line from Scalp Level’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Scalp Level?

3 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Hyndman Area Health Center (Richland Township) in Johnstown, 2.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Scalp Level.

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.