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Health in Vinco · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Vinco residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Vinco

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Vinco adults…

Vinco runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Vinco adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.3–12.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Vinco

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

HNearest ERConemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown · 8.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Memorial Medical Center★★★★★ · 8.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEbensburg · 6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6 mi
Primary Health Network
5 sites · nearest in Ebensburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7 mi
Highlands Health Johnstown
Johnstown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8.1 mi
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Johnstown · ★★★★★
ER
13.4 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
20.3 mi
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.4 mi
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Vinco itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Vinco itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Vinco itself

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 Vinco; ≈ 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 26.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Vinco, betterVinco, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Vinco gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Vinco 6.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Vinco adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Vinco adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Vinco adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · 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.

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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

Vinco and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Mundys Corner: 35.7%Nanty-Glo: 41.5%Jackson Township: 38.3%Vinco: 35.6%VincoMundys Corner
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#1 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Vinco35.6%
Mundys Corner35.7%
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
Mundys Corner————

Mundys Corner: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Vinco

Why doesn’t Vinco have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Vinco?

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, 8.1 miles in a straight line from Vinco’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 Vinco?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Ebensburg Health Center in Ebensburg, 6.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
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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.