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Health in Valley Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Valley Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16201, 16259. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Valley Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Valley Township adults…

Valley Township runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Valley Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.3–10.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Valley Township

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

HNearest ERAcmh HospitalKittanning · 7.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAcmh Hospital★★★★★ · 7.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEast Brady · 15.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning · ★★★★★
ER
15.3 mi
Primary Health Network
5 sites · nearest in East Brady
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.2 mi
Community Health Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Vandergrift
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.1 mi
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana · ★★★★★
ER
22.2 mi
Allegheny Valley Hospital
Natrona · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careValley Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Valley Township itself
✓ Mental healthValley Township 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 Valley 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 26.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Valley Township, betterValley Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Valley Township gets moving

1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Valley Township 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Valley Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Valley Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Valley 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.

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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

Valley Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Boggs Township: 38.7%Cowanshannock Township: 38.2%Rayburn Township: 37.9%East Franklin Township: 37.7%Washington Township: 37.8%Wayne Township: 38.4%Mahoning Township: 37.4%Pine Township: 38.5%Atwood: 38.8%Washington Township: 39.2%Plumcreek Township: 37.9%South Mahoning Township: 41.1%Kittanning Township: 37.8%Kittanning: 40.8%Manor Township: 37.8%Valley Township: 37.8%Valley TownshipBoggs TownshipCowanshannock TownshipRayburn TownshipAcmh Hospital · Kittanning · 7.8 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Valley Township37.8%
Rayburn Township37.9%
Cowanshannock Township38.2%
Boggs Township38.7%
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
Boggs Township————
Cowanshannock TownshipC+38.2%12%19%ZIP codes
Rayburn TownshipC+37.9%12.1%18%ZIP codes

Boggs 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.

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing9%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Valley Township

Why doesn’t Valley 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 Valley Township.

What hospital is closest to Valley Township?

Acmh Hospital in Kittanning, 7.8 miles in a straight line from Valley Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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