Harrisburg, PA – Department of Health officials today joined local health educators and members from the BrainSTEPS Child and Adolescent Brain Injury School Re-Entry Consulting Program to discuss the impacts of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and highlight the resources available that help students with a TBI get the support they need. “Traumatic brain injuries are […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf is commending the State Board of Education which this week directed the Department of Education (PDE) to begin the process of updating Pennsylvania’s science standards to align them with current research and best practices, including a review of Next Generation Science Standards. “As technology continues to advance, science is increasingly […]
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Harrisburg, PA – As cases of e-cigarette-related lung injury have rapidly increased in Pennsylvania and nationwide, Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine is warning all Pennsylvanians of the dangers of vaping, especially illicit drugs like recreational marijuana, especially using unregulated products purchased illegally. “It is essential that people who use e-cigarettes heed this warning, as their […]
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Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today alerted residents who visited several locations throughout York County between September 9 and September 12 that they may have been exposed to measles. The locations and times when residents may have been exposed include: Crunch Fitness- York, 905 Loucks Rd., York, PA on Sept. 9 from 8:30 a.m. […]
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Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today joined UPMC’s speaker series “Opioids: The Fight Continues“ as part of Stop Overdoses in PA: Get Help Now Week, a statewide initiative to get the overdose reversal medication naloxone to Pennsylvanians and get help for residents suffering from the disease of opioid-use disorder. “The opioid crisis is an ongoing battle, but […]
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As outlined in its August 2019 report, Pennsylvania Department of Health nursing home surveyors conducted 520 inspections of 318 nursing homes, including 317 complaint investigations. In addition, 19 sanctions were finalized against nursing care facilities, with two provisional licenses issued, and civil penalties totaling more than $198,000. “If you see something at a nursing home that doesn’t seem right, […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania’s first probable human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in 2019 has been detected in a Philadelphia resident. Samples are being sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing. The Departments of Health and Environmental Protection strongly recommend that all residents minimize their exposure to mosquitoes. “While […]
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Erie, PA – The Wolf Administration’s Suicide Prevention Task Force today joined members of the legislature and community members at Penn State Behrend for the first session of the statewide public listening tour. The Suicide Prevention Task Force, made up of several state agencies, members of the General Assembly, and Prevent Suicide PA, and others in […]
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