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Welcome to the online summer 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.
Explore these articles from our print edition
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.
Helping local women take healthy steps
In May, a free women’s health screening event hosted by Geisinger Medical Center Muncy gave area residents a convenient way to maintain wellness and detect potential health concerns. Attendees could choose from options including mammograms, cervical cancer screenings, blood pressure checks and cholesterol and glucose screenings.
Bucknell event honors Geisinger Miracle Kid
At the Baseball Home Run for Life, Bucknell University partner athlete Jonathan Adelmann and the Bucknell baseball team honored a Geisinger 2019 Miracle Kid, Martin Wrobel of Ashland. Martin ran the bases and high fived members of his Geisinger care team along the way.
Protecting Scranton Half Marathon athletes
To care for the 2,400 runners in the 13.1-mile Scranton Half Marathon, more than 30 Geisinger clinicians volunteered to supply emergency medical treatment and athletic training services. And another 50 Geisinger employees joined in the fun as runners or walkers themselves!
Leadership tips from a college champion
At February’s Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce Men’s Summit, Penn State wrestling standout and Geisinger athlete partner Mitchell Mesenbrink shared his insights. He spoke about mental strength, physical health and how leadership is learned through example and reinforced by relationships.
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.