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Health in Venango · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Venango residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Venango

COPD and heart disease run high in Venango

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.6%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Venango runs above Pennsylvania on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Venango

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.7%), 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 Venango’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Venango adults…

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

10 of every 100 Venango adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–11.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Venango, betterVenango, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Venango gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Venango

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

HNearest ERMeadville Medical CenterMeadville · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMeadville Medical Center★★★★★ · 9.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMulti-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery SystemErie · 23.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
20.8 mi
Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav
Erie · ★★★★★
ER
22.9 mi
Erie VA Medical Center
Erie · not rated
For veterans
23.2 mi
Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System
4 sites · nearest in Erie
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.3 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Sheakleyville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.4 mi
Saint Vincent Hospital
Erie · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Venango itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Venango itself
✓ Mental healthVenango 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 Venango; ≈ 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 Venango adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Venango 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Venango adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Venango adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Venango adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · 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

Venango and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Cambridge Township: 37.9%Venango Township: 36.3%Rockdale Township: 38%Woodcock Township: 35.9%LeBoeuf Township: 37%Washington Township: 35.5%Woodcock: 38.5%Cussewago Township: 36.3%Hayfield Township: 36.1%Venango: 35.8%VenangoCambridge TownshipVenango Township
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#2 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Venango35.8%
Venango Township36.3%
Cambridge Township37.9%
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
Cambridge TownshipC+37.9%10.9%19.9%ZIP codes
Venango Township————

Venango 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.

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory15.9%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Venango

Why doesn’t Venango have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Venango?

Meadville Medical Center in Meadville, 9.2 miles in a straight line from Venango’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.