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Health in Todd Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Todd Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16657, 16621, 16685, 16623. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Todd Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Todd Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Todd Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.8–11%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Todd Township

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring · 15.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Nason Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterBroad Top · 4.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.3 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
8 sites · nearest in Broad Top
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.5 mi
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring · ★★★★★
ER
16.9 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
21.8 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
22.5 mi
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Everett · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careTodd Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Broadtop/Hopewell · need score 15 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Todd Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Todd 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 Todd 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%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Todd Township, betterTodd Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Todd Township gets moving

25 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Todd Township 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Todd Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Todd Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Todd Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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

Todd Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lincoln Township: 34.3%Cass Township: 35.2%Clay Township: 35.6%Hopewell Township: 35%Carbon Township: 35.6%Penn Township: 32.9%Wood Township: 35%Huston Township: 35%Marklesburg: 32.3%Cromwell Township: 35.4%Union Township: 34.4%Shirley Township: 37.2%Springfield Township: 35.2%Taylor Township: 36%North Woodbury Township: 33.9%Liberty Township: 36.1%Broad Top Township: 36.6%Broad Top City: 36.4%Woodbury Township: 36.7%Walker Township: 33.7%Wells Township: 36.7%Todd Township: 34.7%Todd TownshipLincoln TownshipCass TownshipClay TownshipHopewell TownshipCarbon TownshipPenn TownshipWood TownshipPenn Highlands Huntingdon · Huntingdon · 16.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHBroad Top Area Medical Center · Broad Top · 4.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 22 towns on this map, healthiest first
Penn Township32.9%
Lincoln Township34.3%
Todd Township34.7%
Hopewell Township35%
Wood Township35%
Cass Township35.2%
Clay Township35.6%
Carbon Township35.6%
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
Lincoln Township————
Cass TownshipC+35.2%12.3%19.2%ZIP codes
Clay Township————
Hopewell Township————
Carbon Township————
Penn TownshipB+32.9%11.8%14.4%ZIP codes
Wood Township————

Lincoln Township, Hopewell Township, Carbon Township and Wood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Clay Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Todd Township

Why doesn’t Todd 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 Todd Township.

What hospital is closest to Todd Township?

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring, 15.5 miles in a straight line from Todd Township’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 Todd Township?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Broad Top Area Medical Center in Broad Top, 4.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.