Health · Cook

Cook, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 15677, 15658, 15687, 15650
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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Cook, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Cook 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.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cook adults…

13 of every 100 Cook adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 10.8–16%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cook, betterCook, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.5% Cook
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

67%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
71%
Colon screening
PA 68%
78%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Cook

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

HNearest ERExcela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe · 9.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Somerset★★★★★ · 15.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLatrobe Health CenterLatrobe · 11.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.4 mi
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Latrobe Health Center
Latrobe · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
13.8 mi
Excela Health - Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant · ★★★★★
ER
15.6 mi
UPMC Somerset
Somerset · ★★★★★
ER
15.7 mi
Johnstown Free Medical Clinic
2 sites · nearest in Somerset
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.9 mi
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCook is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCook is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCook 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 Cook. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 5 measures for Cook
MeasureCookMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)13.2%10.8–16%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours37.5%32.3–43.2%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit66.5%63.2–69.9%64.4%about the same
Colon screening70.8%66.4–75.1%67.5%about the same
Mammogram78%71.4–83.9%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 Cook door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Cook better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cook by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cook 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.

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