Healthcare Quality
First-Aid Basics For Your Summer Adventures

First-Aid Basics For Your Summer Adventures

The summer always brings a new sense of adventure. The kids are out of school, the weather outside is enticing, and new family memories are waiting to be made. Unfortunately, any new adventure brings with it new opportunities for mishaps and accidents. Before you and...

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4 Plants to Alleviate Anxiety Symptoms

4 Plants to Alleviate Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety is categorized as excessive worrying about a variety of topics and situations accompanied by at least three physical symptoms that often limit a person’s ability to function in one or more aspects of daily life. People sometimes have trouble with small talk,...

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10 Warning Signs of Dementia: What You Should Look For

10 Warning Signs of Dementia: What You Should Look For

Dementia is a general term used for a decline in mental stability severe enough to interfere with everyday life. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that there are 270,000 Pennsylvanians aged 65 and older living with a form of dementia - including Alzheimer's...

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How Bullying Affects Lifelong Mental Health

How Bullying Affects Lifelong Mental Health

Bullying is defined as repeated “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children” that involves a “real or perceived power imbalance”—when kids use their physical strength, popularity, or knowledge of embarrassing information to negatively influence others....

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Armed Forces Day: Can You Train Like a Soldier?

Armed Forces Day: Can You Train Like a Soldier?

Each year, the third Saturday in May is observed as Armed Forces Day. It's a day when many Americans pay tribute to the men and women who serve in the U.S. military.   When military recruits decide to join the armed forces, they are encouraged to train for six to...

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Health Tips for Women of All Ages

Health Tips for Women of All Ages

Proactivity is key to women’s health. Each age bracket poses new age-related, health-specific concerns, making it important for women to stay on top of their health needs throughout the decades. Each year, women should schedule a well-woman visit as a preventive...

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