Your Guide to Health & Well-Being
Welcome to the online spring edition of PA Health magazine, where you’ll find all the great content from our print edition.
Like remarkable stories about our neighbors’ triumphs over health challenges. And ways to make the most of our region’s natural areas and recreation spots. Plus, delicious, healthy recipes.
You’ll also find bonus content, like more tasty treats to make, inspiring videos about local people who are thriving after facing health issues — and quick links to in-depth information about the conditions they’ve overcome. Because when we share resources, we make good health more accessible for everyone.
Learning to care for their neighbors
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s goal is to bring more physicians and better healthcare resources to our area. That goal drives these members of the class of 2024.
Healthier Environment, Healthier You
Our state and local parks offer a lot — from a place where we can enjoy nature alone to a place where we can take the kids. Here’s how you can give back.
Perks of Pennsylvania perennials
Learn why filling your garden with plants native to Pennsylvania is good for not only your garden, but also for the health of our state’s biodiversity.
Friendly therapy on four furry feet
Certified therapy dog Drake has been visiting Geisinger hospitals since he was 2 years old. Now, he can’t wait to get back to the joy of helping people feel better.
Give for Good. Feel Great.
Philanthropy powers everything Geisinger does to make better health easier for everyone.
• Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital
• Henry Cancer Center
• Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• Telemedicine expansion
More than 270 people donated money to Geisinger in the last 5 years to make organ donation easier for our neighbors.
1,000: The number of doctors PA needs to be “fully staffed.” Contributions to Geisinger Commonwealth support Abigail Geisinger Scholars Program scholarships, closing that gap.
Greater hope and renewal
This spring should bring a feeling of greater hope and renewal. We’re dedicating this edition of PA Health to the theme of giving back — whether that’s to your community, to the environment or to someone else in need.
This recipe is a crowd favorite
Featuring chickpeas and (surprise) peanut butter, this nourishing dish can be made vegetarian — but you can easily add your favorite meat.
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.