Health · Chest

Chest, PA health

On every measure CDC estimates, Chest looks like Pennsylvania as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 16668, 16640

Report card

How Chest compares with Pennsylvania

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.

Care & screenings

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Chest adults…

15 of every 100 Chest adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 12.5–18.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chest, betterChest, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.1% Chest
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Dentist visit

PA 64%

Colon screening

PA 68%

Mammogram

PA 78%

Around Chest

Chest and the towns around it

Care nearby

Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 5.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

UPMC AltoonaAltoona · 15.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)Altoona · 17.2 mi · ★★★★★ · VA Directions Medicare profile

Penn Highlands TyroneTyrone · 19.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Glendale Area Medical CenterCoalport · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Tri County Community Health CenterCherry Tree · 9.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careChest's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cambria County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careChest's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cambria County · need score 8 of 25

! Mental healthChest's county is a federal shortage area.Cambria County · need score 15 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 Chest. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 5 measures for Chest

Measure	Chest	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.4%	12.5–18.9%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	38.1%	31.6–44.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	64.8%	60.9–68.5%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.4%	64.3–74.1%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.1%	69.4–83.6%	77.7%	about the same

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 Chest door to door.

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

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

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