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Heath, MA health

Heath differs from Massachusetts on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (73.7% vs 68.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.8% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 01346, 01340, 01339

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 765 people are less certain, so we show Heath's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Heath compares with Massachusetts

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Heath adults…

36 of every 100 Heath adults have high blood pressure

Massachusetts: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.2–40.6%

Bars show Heath; the black tick is Massachusetts. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Heath, betterHeath, worseToo close to callMassachusetts

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.4% Heath
MA 21.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Heath
MA 33.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Heath
MA 17%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Heath
MA 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MA 81%

Dentist visit

MA 70%

Cholesterol check

MA 90%

Colon screening

MA 68%

Mammogram

MA 84%

Taking BP meds

MA 75%

1 in 24

working-age adults has no health insurance

Heath 4.2% · Massachusetts 1 in 19 (5.2%)

Mind & connection

How Heath adults are doing

1 in 3Heath adults feel lonely

33.4% · Massachusetts 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Heath adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Massachusetts 23.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Heath adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Massachusetts 23.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Heath adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · Massachusetts 16.2% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10

Heath adults worry about having enough food

10% · MA 12.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Heath adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · MA 11.1% · about the same

1 in 16

Heath adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MA 7% · about the same

1 in 16

Heath adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · MA 7.6% · about the same

12.6% of Heath adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across Massachusetts.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.4%

of Heath adults live with a disability (Massachusetts 27.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing7.5%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

Black tick: Massachusetts. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Heath

Heath and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

25.2%33.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Rowe25.2%

Charlemont25.7%

Heath26%

Colrain26%

Care nearby

Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Adams Regional Hospital CorporationNorth Adams · 14.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro · 16.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington · 23.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of Franklin CountyGreenfield · 13.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

102 Main StreetGreenfield · 13.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHeath is a federal shortage area.Greenfield/Charlemont · need score 8 of 25

✓ Dental careHeath is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthHeath is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Heath. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Heath

Measure	Heath	Margin	Massachusetts
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.4%	32.2–40.6%	30.9%	worse
High cholesterol	38.3%	34–42.6%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	26%	20.3–32.1%	27.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.2%	28.5–35.8%	25.4%	worse
Depression	25.5%	21.9–29.3%	23.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.5%	10.9–16.5%	11.9%	about the same
Asthma	12.1%	10.7–13.7%	11.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.1%	10–12.3%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	10.6%	8.9–12.4%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	7.8%	6.3–9.4%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.2–8.3%	5.8%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.2–16.2%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.4–19.1%	17%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.4%	17.1–26.2%	21.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	29.1–40.2%	33.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.3%	79.2–85.1%	80.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.9%	67.6–74%	69.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.3%	89.7–92.7%	89.7%	about the same
Colon screening	73.7%	69.3–77.8%	68.4%	better
Mammogram	80.3%	73.8–85.8%	83.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	74.4–80.7%	75.4%	about the same
No health insurance	4.2%	3.1–5.6%	5.2%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.4%	28.4–38.9%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	18.9–27.1%	23.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14–18.5%	16.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.8%	13.8–20.2%	16.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	11.8–16.3%	12.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10%	7.6–12.9%	12.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.1–11.1%	11.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5–7.6%	7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.3–7.8%	7.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.6%	9.5–16.3%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	29.4%	24.8–34.4%	27.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.2–16.3%	11.6%
Thinking or memory	14%	11.7–16.4%	13.7%
Hearing	7.5%	6.5–8.6%	6%
Vision	4.1%	3.4–4.8%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	2.9–4.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.3–8.9%	7.2%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Heath door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Massachusetts figure falls inside it, we don't call Heath better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Heath by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Heath by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Massachusetts figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.