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Healthcare Quality
Vaccinations Aren’t Just For Children
From birth through our senior years, we should be following a schedule of vaccinations to prevent life-threatening diseases and keep ourselves and our communities healthy. Make sure you and your family are up to date with these CDC recommendations. Download Here
Tips for a Healthy Sports Season
From varsity track to travel soccer to peewee baseball, athletes of all ages and sizes have been hard at work getting their game on during this year’s spring sports season. Kids everywhere are on the move: In 2017, 56.5 percent of children ages 6-12 played at least...
Don’t Let Asthma Keep You Off the Field
Don't let asthma keep you off the field.
Your Job, Home, and Environment All Affect Your Health
Did you know that doctor’s visits and health care services account for only 20 percent of your health? Your health behaviors, like your diet and how much exercise you get, account for another 30 percent of your health. The rest of your health—a full 50...
What Goes Into Your Health?
Download Now We break down the components of health even further with this infographic. Print it out, hang it up, and brainstorm ways that we can help connect communities with the services they need to be healthy.
Advocating for Yourself Can Improve Your Health Care
You know your body better than anyone else, so it makes perfect sense for you to be your own health advocate. Doctors’ offices, hospitals, and other health care settings are busy places—but don’t be afraid to speak up during your health care appointment and take the...
Hidden Symptoms of Brain Injuries
If you break an arm, chances are pretty good you’ll know you need medical attention. However, some injuries aren’t so clear-cut—maybe you feel fine immediately after a fender bender, a minor fall down the stairs, or after getting knocked over in that pickup soccer...
Minor Symptoms Could Add up to Serious Illness
One of the biggest difficulties with some of the most serious diseases is that their symptoms may not be noticeable, don’t appear all at once, and easily could be attributed to just about any malady under the sun. Take, for instance, the following...
PA Budget Is Important to Your Health
Gov. Tom Wolf announced his plan for a state budget this week. During the speech, he outlined spending priorities for issues ranging from education and infrastructure to the workforce and economic investment. The budget speech is the start of a traditionally long and...