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Health in Slatedale · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Slatedale residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
16%
Better than PA (18.7%)
Obesity
32.4%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
21%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.5%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
6.3 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
What stands out

What stands out about health in Slatedale

10.4%have had cancer · PA 8.8%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Slatedale adults…

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

10 of every 100 Slatedale adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Slatedale

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

HNearest ERSt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton · 6.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus★★★★★ · 6.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley Health Partners Community Health CenterAllentown · 13 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.3 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13 mi
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Allentown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.2 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.5 mi
St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital
Coaldale · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
16.3 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careSlatedale is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSlatedale is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSlatedale 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 Slatedale; ≈ 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 21%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Slatedale, betterSlatedale, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Slatedale gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

1Slatedale Playground1 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Slatedale 6.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Slatedale adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Slatedale adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Slatedale adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · 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

Slatedale 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.

27.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory12.1%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Slatedale

Why doesn’t Slatedale have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Slatedale?

St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus in Lehighton, 6.3 miles in a straight line from Slatedale’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 Slatedale.

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.