Health · Reade

Reade, PA health

On most measures Reade looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (58% vs 64.4%) and fewer adults screened for colon cancer (62.6% vs 67.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 16639, 16627, 16640

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Reade, so we show its figures without a grade.

Report card

How Reade 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 Reade adults…

17 of every 100 Reade adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 14.3–20.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Reade, betterReade, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.1% Reade
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Reade 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 Reade

Reade and the towns around it

Care nearby

Penn Highlands TyroneTyrone · 11.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

UPMC AltoonaAltoona · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)Altoona · 13.7 mi · ★★★★★ · VA Directions Medicare profile

Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 13.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Glendale Area Medical CenterCoalport · 5.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Altoona Behavioral HealthAltoona · 11.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthReade'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 Reade. 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 Reade

Measure	Reade	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.1%	14.3–20.2%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	40.1%	34–46.2%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	58%	54.3–61.4%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	62.6%	57.9–67%	67.5%	worse
Mammogram	75.2%	68.1–81.4%	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 Reade door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Reade by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Reade 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.