Research has repeatedly shown that eating nutritious food and exercising is extremely beneficial not only in helping prevent disease but also during treatment and recovery. As part of the lifelong learning curriculum, Laurie Welch, a health educator at the Penn State University Cooperative Extension, will offer Walk By Faith Instructor Training. As part of Penn
Despite what the political ads say, there are actually a lot of good things happening in the world. One of those things, on a more local note, is Claire Dufrene winning cross-country gold. The 85th Annual PIAA Cross-Country Championships were held at the Parkview Cross-country Course in Hershey on Saturday, November 2nd, and the competition
Did you know that November is National Homelessness Awareness Month? Though it may be somewhat less obvious in northcentral Pennsylvania than in areas with bigger cities, homelessness is a serious issue. Every year, thousands of people in Pennsylvania go without housing, many of whom are completely unsheltered in even the coldest of winter months. From
It is difficult to comprehend that in this day and age, in one of the most prosperous countries in the world, many people don’t have access to regular food sources. The unfortunate reality is that millions of Americans will go hungry this holiday season, and this is especially true in rural Pennsylvania. According to the
According to Mental Health America, a national nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of mental health, well-being, and illness prevention, approximately 50 million Americans are currently experiencing some form of mental illness. In addition, over 12.1 million adults have reported serious thoughts of suicide at some point. While it is abundantly clear that there is a
I thought I would take a break this week from my usual topics of health and the occasional sports story and veer just a little off my usual path. As I may or may not have mentioned in past articles — I honestly can’t remember — I work full-time in community health education and outreach.
