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Welcome to the online spring edition of PA Health magazine.
Here, you’ll find all the great content from our print edition. Like remarkable stories about our neighbors’ health triumphs. We’ll also sprinkle in helpful tips, mouth-watering recipes and interactive quizzes so you can weave wellness into every day.
Keep an eye out for bonus content, too, like inspiring videos about local people who are thriving after health issues and quick links to in-depth information about the conditions they’ve overcome. Because when we share resources, we put good health in reach for everyone.
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We’ve been part of the region for more than 100 years — celebrating with you at parades, fairs and sports events and supporting happenings that lift up our communities. Here’s the latest on how we’re connecting with you and your neighbors.
Brrr-aving the cold and warming hearts
In November, Geisinger Medical Center Muncy and Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital participated in the Susquehanna Valley Special Olympics Polar Plunge. Team members took the plunge to support Special Olympics athletes, raising awareness and critical funds for programs that empower people with intellectual disabilities.
Bringing breast screenings to you
Yearly mammograms are lifesaving — but not always top of mind. That’s why Geisinger operates a mobile mammogram unit that visits Selinsgrove, Hazleton, Mountain Top and Pottsville for a week each every month. As long as you have a primary care provider, you can schedule an appointment.
Sparking an interest in healthcare
Eighty Mifflin, Juniata, Snyder and Centre county high school students got hands-on exposure to healthcare at Geisinger’s Aspirations in Medicine and Healthcare Initiatives (AiM HI) event at Geisinger School of Nursing in Lewistown. Teaching kids about fields like nursing, ultrasound, behavioral health and interventional radiology builds a pipeline into healthcare careers, inspiring the next generation of caregivers.
Happy, healthy holidays
At the Scranton Santa Parade in November, more than 50 Geisinger employees, family members and volunteers handed out snacks and stress balls to parade-goers in the city’s downtown neighborhood. Rather than a sleigh, they marched alongside an ambulance staffed and decorated by the Geisinger emergency medical services team.
Do you have a story to tell?
If you have a story suggestion or an amazing health story to tell, we’d love to hear it, and maybe we’ll even feature it in an upcoming issue of PA Health magazine.