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Health in Waller · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Waller residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 17814. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Waller

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Waller adults…

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

9 of every 100 Waller adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Waller

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 15.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital★★★★★ · 15.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSullivan County Laurel Health CenterHughesville · 13.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.5 mi
Sullivan County Laurel Health Center
Hughesville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
15 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
4 sites · nearest in Shickshinny
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.9 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
18.9 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
30.2 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWaller is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Waller itself
✓ Mental healthWaller 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 Waller; ≈ 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 36.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Waller, betterWaller, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Waller gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Waller 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Waller adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Waller adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Waller 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

Waller and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Waller

Why doesn’t Waller have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Waller?

Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, 15.9 miles in a straight line from Waller’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 Waller.

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.