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Health in Warrior Run · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Warrior Run residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Warrior Run

COPD, arthritis and stroke run high in Warrior Run

1 in 9 adults have COPD (10.6%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 36.5% of adults have arthritis, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 4.4%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Warrior Run runs above Pennsylvania on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Warrior Run

1 in 4 adults smoke cigarettes (22.6%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

More Warrior Run adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (29.9%), vs 23.8% 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 Warrior Run’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Warrior Run adults…

Warrior Run runs above PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Warrior Run adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 22.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Warrior Run, betterWarrior Run, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Warrior Run gets moving

2.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Warrior Run

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

HNearest ERWilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre · ≈5.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center★★★★★ · 7.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Children's Service Center of Wyoming ValleyWilkes Barre · 4.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.6 mi
The Children's Service Center of Wyoming Valley
4 sites · nearest in Wilkes Barre
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.9 mi
Caring Community Health Center - Kistler Clinic
Wilkes Barre · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
≈5.5 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
≈5.5 mi
Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
≈7.2 mi
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre · ★★★★★
ER
16.5 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWarrior Run is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Warrior Run itself
✓ Mental healthWarrior Run 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 Warrior Run; ≈ 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 Warrior Run adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
58%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
61%Colon screeningPA 68%
73%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Warrior Run 8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Warrior Run adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Warrior Run runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Warrior Run adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Warrior Run adults are in frequent mental distress
19.5% · PA 16.4% · Worse than 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

Warrior Run and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Sugar Notch————

Sugar Notch: 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.

38.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%
Thinking or memory18.1%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone11.1%
Vision6.5%
Dressing or bathing5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Warrior Run

Why doesn’t Warrior Run have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Warrior Run?

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-barre, 5.5 miles in a straight line from Warrior Run’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 Warrior Run?

10 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sud Building-Suite 107 in Wilkes Barre, 4.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Warrior Run.

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.