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Health in Sun Valley · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sun Valley residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Sun Valley

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sun Valley adults…

Sun Valley runs below PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Sun Valley adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.7–3.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Sun Valley

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

HNearest ERSt. Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg · 10.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley Health Partners Community Health CenterBrodheadsville · 5.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.7 mi
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Brodheadsville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.8 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
15.2 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
East Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
16 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton · ★★★★★
ER
22.5 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
2 sites · nearest in Covington Township
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.5 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSun Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSun Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSun Valley 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 Sun Valley; ≈ 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 20.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sun Valley, betterSun Valley, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Sun Valley gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sun Valley 6.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Sun Valley adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Sun Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Sun Valley adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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.

Find a group →

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

Sun Valley and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Indian Mountain Lake: 37.9%Sierra View: 38.5%Polk Township: 36.9%Tunkhannock Township: 40.4%Chestnuthill Township: 36.2%Penn Forest Township: 35%Sun Valley: 35.3%Sun ValleyIndian Mountain LakeSierra ViewVHP Pediatrics - West End · Brodheadsville · 5.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 7 towns on this map, healthiest first
Sun Valley35.3%
Indian Mountain Lake37.9%
Sierra View38.5%
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
Indian Mountain Lake————
Sierra View————

Indian Mountain Lake and Sierra View: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.1%

of Sun Valley adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing6.2%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Sun Valley

Why doesn’t Sun Valley have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Sun Valley?

St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus in Stroudsburg, 10.8 miles in a straight line from Sun Valley’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 Sun Valley?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is VHP Pediatrics - West End in Brodheadsville, 5.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Sun Valley.

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.