Geisinger hosts a healthy presence at the Bloomsburg Fair

DANVILLE, PA -- As the Bloomsburg Fair gates open for its 2016 season this Saturday, Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) and Geisinger booths – both located in the Arts and Crafts building – will be open and ready to offer the community an array of health and wellness activities, including flu shots and a lactation station for breastfeeding mothers.

Visit the GHP booth to find a host of staff offering the following activities:

• Free flu shots for GHP members, $10 for non-members over 18 (while supplies last and administered by health and wellness professionals)
• Interactive activities for kids
• Trivia and other helpful health and wellness information
• Giveaways 

In addition to the health and wellness related activities, GHP will also provide onsite customer service representatives every day from 3 to 7 p.m. and Medicare sales representatives all day on Monday, Sept. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 1.

Across the aisle from GHP you’ll find GHS staff from the Women’s Health department offering the free use of a Lactation Station for breastfeeding mothers. The Lactation Station – a large, white inflatable unit provided by Mamava – is a comfortable, private space for moms to nurse and change their babies.

GHS staff will also provide:

• Interactive activities for kids provided by Kohl’s Cares Moving for Health
• Free body mass index (BMI) and weight loss assessments
• Free high risk breast cancer screenings
• Information about MyCode, Geisinger’s community health initiative and genomic study
• Trivia and other helpful health and wellness information
• Giveaways

In addition, a Geisinger Life Flight helicopter and critical care ambulance will be on display (permitting weather and availability) on the fair track Tuesday, Sept. 27 and Thursday, Sept. 29 from 4 to 7 p.m. Visitors can explore the helicopter and ambulance, meet the crew, and learn first-hand how Life Flight assists in emergencies. 

About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

About Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan, begun in 1985, is headquartered in Danville, Pennsylvania. Geisinger Health Plan’s HMO, PPO and Geisinger Gold’s HMO are among the highest-rated private and Medicare health plans in the nation.* The plan serves approximately 540,000 members in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine and New Jersey. Coverage is available for businesses of all sizes, individuals and families, Medicare beneficiaries, Children’s Health Insurance Program and Medical Assistance recipients. For more information, please visit TheHealthPlan.com.