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Health in Smock · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Smock residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Smock

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Smock adults…

Smock runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 5. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Smock adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.6–10.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Smock

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

HNearest ERUniontown HospitalUniontown · 7.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyExcela Health - Frick Hospital★★★★★ · 15.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCenterville Clinics, IncorporatedRepublic · 5.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
6 sites · nearest in Republic
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.1 mi
Uniontown Hospital
Uniontown · ★★★★★
ER
7.1 mi
Cornerstone Care
2 sites · nearest in Uniontown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.2 mi
Penn Highlands Connellsville
Connellsville · not rated
ER
14.5 mi
Penn Highlands Mon Valley
Monongahela · ★★★★★
ER
15.8 mi
Excela Health - Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSmock is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSmock is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSmock 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 Smock; ≈ 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 26.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Smock, betterSmock, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Smock gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Smock 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Smock adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Smock adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Smock adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · 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.

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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

Smock and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Franklin Township: 34%Menallen Township: 34.5%Redstone Township: 34.5%Perry Township: 33.2%Dunbar Township: 34.4%North Union Township: 34.3%Jefferson Township: 33.8%Lower Tyrone Township: 34.3%Rowes Run: 35.8%German Township: 34.2%South Union Township: 33.9%New Salem: 35%Buffington: 36%Luzerne Township: 36%Republic: 35.5%Allison: 35.1%Brownsville Township: 36.5%Hiller: 36%Grindstone: 33.3%Smock: 33%SmockFranklin TownshipMenallen TownshipRedstone TownshipUniontown Hospital · Uniontown · 7.1 mi · 2★ MedicareHPenn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville · 10.2 miHRepublic Medical and Dental Center · Republic · 5.9 mi+Cornerstone Care Vision Center of Uniontown · Uniontown · 7.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Smock33%
Franklin Township34%
Menallen Township34.5%
Redstone Township34.5%
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
Franklin TownshipC34%13.3%19.6%ZIP codes
Menallen TownshipC34.5%13.5%19.6%ZIP codes
Redstone TownshipC34.5%13%19.9%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Smock

Why doesn’t Smock have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Smock?

Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, 7.1 miles in a straight line from Smock’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 Smock?

6 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Republic Medical and Dental Center in Republic, 5.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Smock.

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.