Category: Community

Terry Brosche of Penn State Health stands in front of a group of Pennsylvania State Police cadets who are sitting in an auditorium. She is gesturing, looking up and holding papers. She is wearing a suit jacket and blouse.

On the front lines of care: Penn State Health trains police to support people with mental illness

Oct 14, 2025

Penn State Health and the Pennsylvania State Police team up to train cadets in responding to mental health and addiction crises through a workshop with real-world simulations.

Three canopies branded Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center a set up along the road in front of the medical center. Three hospital staff and three law enforcement officers stand under and around the canopies, facing the road.

Dispose of medications safely on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Oct. 25

Oct 14, 2025

Penn State Health will collect unwanted, unneeded or expired medications, needles and syringes for safe disposal on Saturday, Oct. 25, as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

A woman holds a head of broccoli and an orange while looking at other produce at a farmer’s market. She is wearing a sweater and has glasses.

A fresh start: Penn State Health’s Veggie Rx program offers a recipe for wellness

Sep 30, 2025

The Veggie Rx program created by Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine helps people improve their health through food, offering nutrition education and vouchers for fresh produce.

A woman patient smiles as she sits in a chair in a doctor’s exam room, while a nurse in scrubs puts a blood pressure cuff in a basket on the wall.

A beacon of hope and healing

Aug 25, 2025

For decades, Jeanette Van Deusen, 52, had health insurance through her job. After her husband’s death, she returned to her hometown in central Pennsylvania to be near family. However, she […]

Small American flags stuck in the ground around a garden in front of a St. Joseph Medical Center

Nearly 700 flags pay tribute to veterans, active-duty military through Flags of Honor program

Aug 15, 2025

Thanks to support for Penn State Health’s Flags of Honor program, 676 American flags were displayed at the entrances of its community hospitals Memorial Day through mid-July.

A community health nurse at Penn State Health smiles at a man as she checks his blood pressure. She is wearing a T-shirt and has a stethoscope around her neck. He is wearing a shirt with a leaf print on it.

Turning corner stores into health hubs

Aug 6, 2025

Penn State Health and The Food Trust are helping convenience stores become hubs for healthier communities through the Healthy Corner Store Initiative, offering free health checks and food education.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is lit up in red and white lights as an orchestra plays on a lit stage in front of the building's signature Crescent. A crowd of a couple thousand people looks on.

Penn State Health and College of Medicine to host Independence Day celebration – CANCELED

Jun 27, 2025

This evening’s event is canceled due to possible inclement weather.

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.

Two colleagues and a police officer stand with collection boxes and sharps containers outside a medical practice.

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.

Six people - five wearing high-visibility vests, one wearing a police uniform - stand in front of the building.

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.

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