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Health in Toftrees · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Toftrees residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Toftrees

COPD and diabetes are less common in Toftrees

Toftrees runs below Pennsylvania on ten chronic conditions, most of all COPD (2.5% vs 7.7%), diabetes (4.7% vs 11.6%) and stroke (1.5% vs 3.7%). Conditions ↓

Toftrees is an active town

Only 12.3% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Few Toftrees adults smoke

4.9% of adults smoke cigarettes, 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 Toftrees’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Toftrees adults…

Toftrees runs below PA on 11 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Toftrees adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 2.2–2.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 12.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 22.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 4.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Toftrees, betterToftrees, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Toftrees gets moving

4.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Toftrees

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

HNearest ERMount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 1.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 1.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterBelleville · 18 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.8 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
18 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
7 sites · nearest in Belleville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.5 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
21.8 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.9 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
23.8 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careToftrees is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Toftrees itself
✓ Mental healthToftrees 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 Toftrees; ≈ 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 Toftrees adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

76%Yearly checkupPA 79%
77%Dentist visitPA 64%
78%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
76%Colon screeningPA 68%
84%MammogramPA 78%
71%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 23
working-age adults has no health insurance
Toftrees 4.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Toftrees adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Toftrees does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Toftrees adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Toftrees adults are in frequent mental distress
13.7% · PA 16.4% · Better than 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

Toftrees 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.

17.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs5.1%
Thinking or memory9.2%
Hearing4.3%
Errands alone4%
Vision2.3%
Dressing or bathing1.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Toftrees

Why doesn’t Toftrees have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Toftrees?

Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, 1.8 miles in a straight line from Toftrees’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.