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Harrisburg, PA – Today, Department of Aging Secretary Robert Torres visited Morrison Tower in Harrisburg with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank to distribute food boxes to seniors for Hunger Action Month, in addition to Fresh Express options that include short shelf-life foods like fresh produce and dairy products. Morrison Tower is approved by the Department of […]

​Ephrata Township, PA – Today, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer toured a potential recreation site along Cocalico Creek and discussed how Restore Pennsylvania could help address such green infrastructure needs in the state. “Green infrastructure projects require major financial support, the […]

Millersville, PA – Students as young as three will soon learn more about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) through the Lancaster region’s first pre-K STEM classroom for students from income-qualified families, unveiled during a grand-opening ceremony held today at Millersville University and attended by local officials and the Wolf Administration. The new classroom, sponsored by […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]