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Health in Tharptown (Uniontown) · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Tharptown (Uniontown) residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Tharptown (Uniontown). How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Tharptown (Uniontown)

COPD, arthritis and heart disease run high in Tharptown (Uniontown)

1 in 9 adults have COPD (10.6%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 2 in 5 adults have arthritis (38.9%), vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease is also above the state: 8.9%, vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Tharptown (Uniontown) runs above Pennsylvania on six of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Tharptown (Uniontown) adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (29.6%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Tharptown (Uniontown)

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (21.1%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Tharptown (Uniontown)’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Tharptown (Uniontown) adults…

Tharptown (Uniontown) runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Tharptown (Uniontown) adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 21.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Tharptown (Uniontown), betterTharptown (Uniontown), worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Tharptown (Uniontown) gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Tharptown (Uniontown)

No hospital or community health center in Tharptown (Uniontown) itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERGeisinger Medical CenterDanville · 11.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Medical Center★★★★★ · 11.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShamokin · 1.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.4 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.5 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
15.5 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
17.8 mi
Star Community Health
2 sites · nearest in Ringtown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.5 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
21.7 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careTharptown (Uniontown) is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tharptown (Uniontown) itself
✓ Mental healthTharptown (Uniontown) 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 Tharptown (Uniontown); ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tharptown (Uniontown) adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
60%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
64%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tharptown (Uniontown) 7.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Tharptown (Uniontown) adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Tharptown (Uniontown) adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Tharptown (Uniontown) adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · 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

Tharptown (Uniontown) 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.

36.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.1%
Thinking or memory16.5%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone9.9%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Tharptown (Uniontown)

Why doesn’t Tharptown (Uniontown) have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Tharptown (Uniontown)?

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, 11.5 miles in a straight line from Tharptown (Uniontown)’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Tharptown (Uniontown)?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Shamokin Health Center in Shamokin, 1.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Tharptown (Uniontown).

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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.