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Health in Sweden Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sweden Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 16915. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Sweden Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sweden Township adults…

Sweden Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Sweden Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

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

Residents 65 and older

Sweden Township26%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Sweden Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC ColeCoudersport · 2.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Cole★★★★★ · 2.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth Penn Comprehensive Health ServicesWestfield · 22.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.9 mi
UPMC Cole
Coudersport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.4 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Westfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.1 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
2 sites · nearest in Emporium
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.5 mi
Jones Memorial Hospital
Wellsville · ★★★★★
ER
32 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
32 mi
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careSweden Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Coudersport · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sweden Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Sweden Township 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 Sweden Township; ≈ 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 37.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sweden Township, betterSweden Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Sweden Township gets moving

31 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sweden Township 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Sweden Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Sweden Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Sweden Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · 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.

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

Sweden Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eulalia Township: 37.5%Summit Township: 37.5%Allegany Township: 37.4%Roulette Township: 39.7%Homer Township: 37.5%Hebron Township: 37.6%Wharton Township: 37.5%Sylvania Township: 37.5%West Branch Township: 39.8%Genesee Township: 37.3%Sweden Township: 37.5%Sweden TownshipEulalia TownshipSummit TownshipAllegany TownshipUPMC Cole · Coudersport · 2.9 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Allegany Township37.4%
Sweden Township37.5%
Eulalia Township37.5%
Summit Township37.5%
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
Eulalia Township————
Allegany Township————
Summit Township————

Eulalia Township: not graded. Allegany Township and Summit Township: 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.

35.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Sweden Township

Why doesn’t Sweden Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Sweden Township?

UPMC Cole in Coudersport, 2.9 miles in a straight line from Sweden Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Sweden Township.

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.