Category: Community

A man and a woman stand side-by-side talking in a community garden. The woman is holding a container with several potted plants. Both individuals are smiling.

Penn State Health prioritizes mental well-being, food and nutrition security, and physical well-being to advance health equity

Jun 17, 2025

Penn State Health will focus on three top-priority community health needs as it continues to work toward its broader goal of improving health equity in the communities it serves.

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Spring Drug Take-Back Day collects more than 600 pounds of medications

Jun 11, 2025

Penn State Health collected more than 600 pounds of unwanted medications and filled 18+ large sharps containers for safe disposal during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 26.

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Dispose of medications safely on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 26

Apr 1, 2025

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

A life Lion paramedic smiles while loading a stretcher into an ambulance outside Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center at night.

Trust, teamwork and a calling to save lives inspires Life Lion paramedic

Mar 6, 2025

As a teenager, Alex Blackwood developed a passion for emergency medical care and once considered a career as a trauma surgeon. “But when I was going to Penn State Berks, […]

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From Campus to Care: Penn State Alumni Shine at Penn State Health

Jan 22, 2025

Every day Penn State alumni bring the energy and passion for helping others from their college days to their roles at Penn State Health. We’re proud to highlight three medical […]

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College of Medicine think tank tackles rural health disparities

Jan 14, 2025

An interdisciplinary group of Penn State College of Medicine faculty came together and shared different ideas to reduce health disparities in rural communities.

A female nurse speaks to a female and male high school student. The students are holding awards for performing life-saving actions.

Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center honors Carlisle High School students for life-saving actions

Dec 11, 2024

Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center leaders honored two Carlisle High School seniors, Elsa Riesmeyer and Julien Mastrangelo, for their quick thinking and heroism during a school craft show.

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One million lives touched: Penn State Health, College of Medicine advance health equity

Dec 4, 2024

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine employees touched more than 1 million lives through community health programs in fiscal year 2024. The organization’s successful efforts to improve mental health, health equity, and wellness and disease prevention are brought to life in the 2024 Community Benefit Report, “Advancing Health Equity. Strengthening Our Communities.”

Fall Drug Take-Back Day collects more than 500 pounds of medications

Nov 22, 2024

Penn State Health collected more than 500 pounds of unwanted, unneeded or expired medications and 20 sharps containers for safe disposal during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 26.

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.

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