Category: Community

Six people - three in casual clothing, three in police uniforms - standing under canopies with Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center branding ,on the side of the road in front of a large building.

Dispose of medications safely on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Oct. 26

Oct 17, 2024

Penn State Health will collect unwanted, unneeded or expired medications, needles and syringes for safe disposal on Saturday, Oct. 26, as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

A Woman stands far to one side with her back to a display of photographs on a wall as she gestures for people to look at the photos behind her.

Compassion on display at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

Sep 17, 2024

The Compassion Project is an interactive photography installation that honors St. Joseph Medical Center’s staff and volunteers—collectively the embodiment of compassion.

Two women hold hands as they speak to one another. One woman sits at a table and the other stands. They’re in a church, a stained glass window is behind them and people in a pew look on.

‘We find people who fall through the cracks’: Community health workers connect care and people who need it

Sep 16, 2024

Penn State Health’s community health workers cover the front lines of Penn State Health’s grassroots efforts to extend mental health, health equity and wellness and disease prevention to people in need in the region it serves.

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Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15─Oct. 15

Sep 4, 2024

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine honor the rich cultures, histories and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans during Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.

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Students, faculty provide screenings and education at Ag Progress Days

Aug 26, 2024

Students and faculty at Penn State College of Medicine across multiple disciplines provided hundreds of health screenings and education over three days at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days.

a certified medical assistant at Penn State Medical Group – assists a patient by taking their blood pressure. She is wearing blue scrubs and a name badge.

Penn State Health medical assistants reveal rewards of their careers

Aug 7, 2024

Changing lives, finding fulfillment: Penn State Health certified medical assistants reveal rewards of their careers When Kayla Bomgardner graduated from Annville-Cleona High School in 2019, she was uncertain about her […]

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Bringing health care back to a rural Pennsylvania community

Aug 7, 2024

Without the ability to access basic health care services, clinicians from the College of Medicine collaborated to support the health and wellness of the residents in a rural Pennsylvania community.

Photo shows an interactive vending machine that dispenses health care items

‘Health To Go’ vending machine brings free health resources to citizens of Harrisburg

Jul 25, 2024

Penn State College of Medicine and partners launched a new smart vending machine that can provide free health, wellness and personal care items and connect users to community services.

The head of a Nittany Lion statue with small American flags stuck in the ground beside it.

More than 350 flags pay tribute to veterans, active military through Flags of Honor program

Jul 24, 2024

Thanks to support for Penn State Health’s Flags of Honor program, more than 350 American flags were displayed at the entrances of our community hospitals Memorial Day through July 15.

Someone dressed as the Penn State Nittany Lion raises an umbrella.

‘Reapply so you don’t fry’: Penn State Health Dermatology educates kids about sunscreen

Jul 22, 2024

When the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center dermatology team gathers at a local school, it's a lot of fun -- and it carries and important message.

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