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Health in Vandling · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Vandling residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Vandling adults…

Vandling runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Vandling adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 7.8–9.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Vandling

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

HNearest ERWayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale · 11.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City★★★★★ · 14.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWayne Memorial Community Health CentersForest City · 1.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.7 mi
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Forest City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
3 sites · nearest in Carbondale
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.6 mi
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Honesdale · ★★★★★
ER
14.5 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City · ★★★★★
ER
18 mi
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
≈18.3 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careVandling is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Vandling itself
✓ Mental healthVandling 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 Vandling; ≈ 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 24.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Vandling, betterVandling, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Vandling gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vandling 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%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Vandling 6.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Vandling adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Vandling adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Vandling adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · 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

Vandling and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Fell Township: 34.9%Forest City: 36.5%Clinton Township: 36.2%Greenfield Township: 33.3%Carbondale Township: 33.7%Clifford Township: 35.1%Carbondale: 36.2%Dyberry Township: 35.2%Mount Pleasant Township: 34.9%Waymart: 33.7%Canaan Township: 37.4%Vandling: 33.2%VandlingFell TownshipForest CityClinton TownshipWayne Memorial Hospital · Honesdale · 11.6 mi · 2★ MedicareHForest City Family Health Center · Forest City · 1.7 mi+The Wright Center for Community Health Friendship House Practice · Carbondale · 4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Vandling33.2%
Fell Township34.9%
Clinton Township36.2%
Forest City36.5%
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
Fell TownshipC34.9%12.5%18.8%ZIP codes
Clinton TownshipB−36.2%11.7%18.8%ZIP codes
Forest CityC−36.5%12.9%20.2%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Vandling

Why doesn’t Vandling have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Vandling?

Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, 11.6 miles in a straight line from Vandling’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Vandling?

8 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Forest City Family Health Center in Forest City, 1.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.