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Health in Unionville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Unionville residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Unionville adults…

Unionville runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Unionville adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.1–35.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Unionville

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

HNearest ERMount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 7.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 7.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterBelleville · 22.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.3 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
22.9 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
6 sites · nearest in Belleville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.1 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
25.3 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.1 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
29.3 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careUnionville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Unionville itself
✓ Mental healthUnionville 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 Unionville; ≈ 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 23.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Unionville, betterUnionville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Unionville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Unionville 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Unionville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Unionville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Unionville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · 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

Unionville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Eagle Creek————

Eagle Creek: 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.

29.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Unionville

Why doesn’t Unionville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Unionville?

Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, 7.3 miles in a straight line from Unionville’s 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 Unionville.

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.