Location: Penn State Health Medical Group

A man with a crutch walks to the door of the Hamilton Health Center. Concrete steps and railings are in the foreground.

Compassion starts with understanding

Oct 15, 2018

Penn State Health joined the United Way’s Capital Region Core Solutions Partners in Health in September to assist with the Contact to Care initiative. Contact to Care provides community health workers who help uninsured and underinsured individuals and families secure dental, vision, mental and primary care.

A man and woman look at a large photograph of a man from Ghana on an easel. The man from Ghana is wearing glasses with lenses that are falling out. He has one tooth visible in his mouth. The man looking at the photo is wearing a plaid shirt, while the woman is wearing a black top and glasses.

Inaugural Global Health Exhibit provides interactive education

Oct 15, 2018

Penn State College of Medicine Global Health Center hosted its 2018 Global Health Exhibit: An Evening of Global Health Visual Narratives. The interactive photography showcase featured photos from faculty, staff and students and an introduction to visual thinking strategies.

Shadows of people in rainbow colors stand on a sidewalk. Over them are rainbow stripes.

Human Rights Campaign Foundation offers free LGBTQ patient-centered care training

Oct 15, 2018

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center staff members have free access to more than 60 on-demand, CME-accredited LGBTQ training courses and webinars through the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Center for Affiliated Learning.

The view down a long sidewalk of a residential neighborhood. A grassy area lined with trees is between the sidewalk and the road. Some cars and buildings are in the background.

Newly funded project to focus on health in rural Pennsylvania communities

Oct 12, 2018

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has been awarded a $416,000 grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for a pilot program to better understand the issues facing rural communities and address a decline in American life expectancy.

Pat Turlick, a member of the Hershey Community Garden, cultivates her vegetables.

Hershey Community Garden grows strong community ties

Oct 11, 2018

Volunteer gardeners at the Hershey Community Garden donated more than 2,700 pounds of produce to nine food banks, nonprofits and ZooAmerica.

Four women and one man pose with two Golden Retriever facility dogs. They are standing in front of a flag and podium. The dogs are wearing green vests.

Facility dogs Becky and Kaia visit state capitol

Oct 11, 2018

Penn State Health Children's Hospital’s four-legged Child Life Program employees helped their handlers, Ashley Kane and Erin Shaffer, give a presentation to staff and members of the state legislature on Oct. 4. The Lunch and Learn event took place at the Pennsylvania State Capitol.

A man, a woman, and two children smile as they run through a park. trees and a fence are in the background.

College of Medicine awarded grant to promote healthy lifestyles and improve nutrition in Lebanon and Berks counties

Oct 11, 2018

Penn State College of Medicine has received a nearly $4 million grant to promote healthy lifestyles and improve nutrition for Hispanic people living in Berks and Lebanon counties.

A woman blows her nose with a tissue. In the foreground is a table with various liquid medications and pills, as well as a drink and other items.

The Medical Minute: Preparing for flu season

Oct 10, 2018

Experts say it's always better to get the flu vaccine than not.

Dr. Carl June is seen gesturing with his hands from a lectern.

Fall 2018 Dean’s Lecture by Carl June highlights Car-T cell therapy

Oct 10, 2018

Dr. Carl June from the University of Pennsylvania presented "Car T-cells: Building Smarter Cars" as the Fall 2018 Dean's Lecture at Penn State College of Medicine.

A day care teacher reads a book to 10 diverse preschool children. Another teacher puts her arms above her head with the children. They are all sitting on a colorful rug. Behind them is a bin of books and a bin of wooden blocks.

Watch joy of learning light up young faces

Oct 8, 2018

United Way programs address root causes of community’s biggest problems.

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