Health · Bern

Bern, OH health

On most measures Bern looks like Ohio as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.7% vs 15.3%) and more adults who have had cancer (10% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 45711, 45778, 43728

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 352 people are less certain, so we show Bern's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Bern compares with Ohio

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 Bern adults…

42 of every 100 Bern adults have high blood pressure

Ohio: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.4–44.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bern, betterBern, worseToo close to callOhio

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% Bern
OH 26.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.8% Bern
OH 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Bern
OH 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Bern
OH 15.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

OH 80%

Dentist visit

OH 63%

Cholesterol check

OH 86%

Colon screening

OH 65%

Mammogram

OH 76%

Taking BP meds

OH 79%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bern 7.4% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Bern adults are doing

1 in 3Bern adults feel lonely

34.7% · Ohio 35% · too close to call

1 in 4Bern adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.9% · Ohio 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Bern adults lack social or emotional support

22.1% · Ohio 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Bern adults are in frequent mental distress

17.7% · Ohio 17.5% · 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 8

Bern adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · OH 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Bern adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · OH 11.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Bern adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.7% · OH 8.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Bern adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · OH 7.7% · about the same

10.5% of Bern adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.9%

of Bern adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing7.5%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Bern

Bern 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.

35%45%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Ames36.5%

Rome36.6%

Bern37.4%

Wesley43.9%

Marion43.9%

Care nearby

Ohiohealth O'bleness HospitalAthens · 13.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Camden Clark Medical CenterParkersburg · 20.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta · 22.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Selby General HospitalMarietta · 23.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Washington County ReachVincent · 11.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Appalachian Family Life CenterThe Plains · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBern's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Athens County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careBern's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Athens County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthBern's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 33 · need score 19 of 25

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 Bern. 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 Bern

Measure	Bern	Margin	Ohio
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.5%	38.4–44.6%	37.2%	worse
High cholesterol	39%	36–42.2%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	37.4%	32.9–42.1%	37.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.4%	29.7–35.1%	29.8%	about the same
Depression	26.9%	24–30%	25.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.7%	17.5–24.1%	15.3%	worse
Asthma	11.3%	10.2–12.6%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.1–10.9%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	14.5%	12.9–16.3%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.8%	7.6–10.1%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	8%	7.1–8.9%	7.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	14.1–19.1%	15.4%	about the same
Binge drink	17.6%	15.3–20.2%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.3%	22.9–30%	26.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.8%	35.3–44.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	77.5–82.6%	79.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	58%	54.6–61.1%	62.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.6–88.9%	86.1%	about the same
Colon screening	68%	64.1–71.8%	65.2%	about the same
Mammogram	74.3%	67.7–80.2%	76%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.4%	77.1–81.6%	79.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.4%	6–9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.7%	30.6–39.1%	35%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.1%	19.1–25.4%	21.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.7%	15.9–19.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.8%	17.3–22.4%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.9–16.2%	13.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.6–14.8%	14.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.6%	9–12.3%	11.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.7%	6.7–8.9%	8.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.3–8.2%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.5%	8.8–12.6%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.9%	26.6–33.3%	29.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	12.6–16.4%	13.9%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12.2–15.6%	13.9%
Hearing	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	6.8%
Vision	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	8%	7.1–9.1%	8.1%

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 Bern door to door.

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

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

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Ohio 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.