Events
Northcentral
Event: American Heart Association, Start! Heart Walk
Date: 9/12/2010
Time:1:00PM to 3:00PM
Venue: Knoebels Amusement Park
Location: 391 Knoebels Boulevard, Elysburg, PA
Contact Name: Rachel Zacherie
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Description:This is a fundraising walk for life-saving research as well as community and professional education programs that are impacting lives every day. Participants in 300+ cities across America are taking a stand against heart disease and helping to save lives.
Event: Immunization Clinic
Date: 9/21/2010
Time:8:30 to 11AM & 1-3:30PM
Venue: Columbia County SHC
Location: 1000 S. Market St., Bloomsburg, PA
Contact Name: Nacny Hasay
Contact Phone Number: 570-387-4258
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Description:An immunization clinic will be held at the Columbia County SHC. The clinic will provide vaccinations and injury prevention and safety education information to the underserved population.
Event: Immunization Clinic
Date: 9/22/2010
Time:8:30 to 11AM & 1-3:30PM
Venue: Northumberland County SHC
Location: 247 Pennsylvania Ave., Sunbury, PA
Contact Name: Kay Marshall
Contact Phone Number: 570-988-5513
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Description:An immunization clinic will be held at the Northumberland County SHC. The clinic will provide vaccinations and injury prevention and safety education information to the underserved population.
Event: Fire Safety & Prevention
Date: 9/23/2010
Time:12:30PM
Venue: Area Agency on Aging
Location: Hillcrest Apartments, Redington Avenue, Troy, PA
Contact Name: Sandra Lockwood
Contact Phone Number: 570-265-2194
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Description:A fire prevention and safety presentation will take place at the Area Agency on Aging.
Event: Annual Bloomsburg Fair
Date: 9/26 - 10/2/2010
Time:9:00AM to 10:00PM
Venue: State Building
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Contact Name: Tonya Welshans
Contact Phone Number: 570-327-3400
Contact Email: twelshans@state.pa.us
Description:PA Department of Health representatives will be located in the State Building at the 156th Annual Bloomsburg Fair during the week of September 26 - October 2. Public health information and resources will be available to enhance the health, wealth, and wellness of the public.
Event: Farm City Fall Festival and Clinton County Wellness Fair
Date: 9/25/2010
Time:9:00AM to 4:00PM
Venue: Clinton County Fairgrounds
Location: 918 Racetrack Road, Mill Hall, PA
Contact Name: Susan Conway
Contact Phone Number: 570-893-4000
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Description:The PA Department of Health will offer Tdap and Pneumonia immunization and educational material to attendees at the Farm City Fall Family Festival and Clinton County Wellness Fair. Other vendors will provide a variety of free services and screenings, such as blood pressure and osteoporosis. The event will be held at the Clinton County Fair Grounds and more than 500 people are expected to attend.
Event: Elimsport Fall Festival
Date: 9/25/2010
Time:10:00AM to 3:00PM
Venue: Elimsport Fall Festival
Location: Elimsport, PA
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Description:The PA Department of Health will provide education materials on a variety of topics including flu, immunizations, lyme disease, and animal bites at the Elimsport Fall Festival. This event will be held in Elimsport and will benefit children and adults from Lycoming County and the surrounding areas.
Northeast
Event: American Heart Association, Start! Heart Walk
Date: 9/19/2010
Time: 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Venue: Lehigh Valley Industrial Park IV
Location: 3900 Burgess Place, Bethlehem, PA
Contact Name: Kathleen Bittner
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Description: This is a fundraising walk for life-saving research as well as community and professional education programs that are impacting lives every day. Participants in 300+ cities across America are taking a stand against heart disease and helping to save lives.
Event: AIDS Walk
Date: 9/19/2010
Time: 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Venue: Nay Aug Park
Location: 500 Arthur Avenue, Scranton, PA
Contact Name: Cynthia Zaleppa
Contact Phone Number: 570-826-2062
Contact Email: czaleppa@state.pa.us
Description: The University of Scranton Center for Health Education and Wellness is holding an AIDS Walk. This is a fundraising walk for the Scranton Temple Health Center which serves the HIV/AIDS population of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Pike, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. The Center provides clients with supportive, affordable, convenient, and confidential care.
Event: 1st Annual Cancer Wellness Golf Open
Date: 9/23/2010
Time: 10:30AM to 6:00PM
Venue: Irem Temple
Location: 1340 Country Club Rd., Dallas, PA
Contact Name: Nicole Farber
Contact Phone Number: 570-714-8800
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Description: The 1st Annual Cancer Wellness Golf Open will take place at the Irem Temple, located at 1340 Country Club Rd., Dallas. The event will include golf, lunch, dinner, snacks and refreshments. Cancer resources and information will be provided.
Northwest
Event: American Heart Association, Start! Heart Walk
Date: 9/18/2010
Time: 9:00AM to 10:30AM
Venue: Liberty Park
Location: 208 East Bayfront Parkway, Erie, PA
Contact Name: Gina Klofft
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Description: This is a fundraising walk for life-saving research as well as community and professional education programs that are impacting lives every day. Participants in 300+ cities across America are taking a stand against heart disease and helping to save lives.
Event: Tresure Your Chest 5K Run/Walk
Date: 9/25/2010
Time: 9:00 AM
Venue: Youngsville Fire Hall
Location: 222 East Main Street, Youngsville, PA
Contact Name: Cathy Anderson
Contact Phone Number: 814-723-5852
Contact Email: Canderson@adagionhealth.org
Description: Adagio Health will hold a Treasure Your Chest 5K Run/Walk to benefit their cancer screenings and community education departments. Event day sign up and registration begins at 7:30 a.m.
Southeast
Event: Health, Wealth, and Wellness Pre-Kick Off Event - Health Expo
Date: 9/18/2010
Time: 9:00AM to 2:00PM
Venue: Triumph Baptish Church
Location: 1648 W. Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: W. Sonya Bryant-Lockett
Contact Phone Number: 215-707-9353
Contact Email: willetta.bryant@tuhs.temple.edu
Description: Triumph Baptist Church will host a Health Expo. This official Health, Wealth, and Wellness Week pre-kick off event will allow participants to intimately access the resources of resident businesses, vendors, organizations, government and faith-based entities from the aspect of holistically acquiring Health, Wealth, and Wellness related knowledge, on-site assistance, training, interviewing, activities, and community-business networking.
Event: Cutting It Out of the Community
Date: 9/18/2010
Time: 4:00PM to 7:00PM
Venue: Liquid Styles Barbershop
Location: 19 E. Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Jamahal C. Boyd, Sr.
Contact Phone Number: 717-787-4366
Contact Email: jamboyd@state.pa.us
Description: Liquid Styles Barber Shop will host "Cutting It Out of the Community". Free Kidney Screenings provided by the American Kidney Fund and Free HIV testing provided by the Dorothy Mann Center for Pediatric & Adolescent HIV.
Event: Annual Sickle Cell Seminar "Shaping the Global Future of Sickle Cell Disease"
Date: 9/18/2010
Time: 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Venue: International House
Location: 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Deborah Butler
Contact Phone Number: 215-471-8686
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Description: As part of National Sickle Cell Awareness month the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Philadelphia/ Delaware Chapter (SCDAA/PDVC) is sponsoring their Annual Sickle Cell Seminar - "Shaping the Global Future of Sickle Cell Disease". The agenda includes topics such as transition, bone marrow transplantation, medical treatments, emergency room etiquette, and multicultural information. This year is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the disease.
Event: Health, Wealth, and Wellness Kick-off Event - Health Expo
Date: 9/19/2010
Time: 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Venue: Sharon Baptist Church
Location: 3955 Conshohocken Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Sharon Manker
Contact Phone Number: 267-847-8743
Contact Email: sharon_n_holmes@hotmail.com
Description: A Health Expo will be held at Sharon Baptist Church to officially kick-off Health, Wealth, and Wellness Week. The event will provide free information, health screenings, fitness programs and access to employment and ministry opportunities. The American Kidney Fund will be providing free kidney screenings and Fox Chase Cancer Center will be providing on-site breast exams in their Mammography Van.
Event: Community Health, Wealth and Wellness Seminar
Date: 9/20/2010
Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM
Venue: Chester Housing Authority
Location: 611 Central Avenue, Chester, PA 19013.
Contact Name: Jamahal C. Boyd, Sr.
Contact Phone Number: 717-787-4366
Contact Email: jamboyd@state.pa.us
Description: The PA Department of Health, Governor's Advisory Commission on African American Affairs, PA Department of Treasury, and Wells Fargo in partnership with the Chester Housing Authority will host a Community Health, Wealth and Wellness Seminar. The event will include financial wellness workshops (including credit review, savings preparation and first-time home buyer information), health information and screenings and a special STD Awareness & Prevention workshop designed for teens and parents of teens.
Event: Family Night Health Walk
Date: 9/21/2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Venue: Sharon Baptist Church
Location: 3955 Conshohocken Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Sharon Manker
Contact Phone Number: 267-847-8743
Contact Email: sharon_n_holmes@hotmail.com
Description: Sharon Baptist Church will sponsor a Family Night Health Walk. This is an event to encourage members and their families to come out for a special Family Night message from Romans 12:1 about not just being Holy, but also being Healthy! After the preached word, the entire congregation will apply the word during a 2K Health Walk on the church grounds.
Event: Prayer Vigil
Date: 9/22/2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: West Philadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church
Location: 4527 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Donna Riley
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Contact Email: dr4fireandice@gmail.com
Description: The West Philadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church will provide a prayer vigil. This event will dedicate a specific service to intercessory prayer for the Spiritual, Mental, Physical, Social, and Financial Health of those in attendance.
Event: Temple University/National Black Nurse Association - Minding the Gap: Improving Mental Health - Eliminating Stigma
Date: 9/23/2010
Time: 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Venue: Temple University School of Medicine
Location: Medical Education Building, 3500 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Shondrieka N. Lamb
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Description: The Temple University/National Black Nurse Association will present a community-based initiative, "Minding the Gap: Improving Mental Health - Eliminating Stigma,". The initiative will examine the clinical, faith-based and policy implications associated with mental illness, while connecting communities with leaders in each field to address the issues.
Event: Know Your Numbers (Part 2)
Date: 9/23/2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Venue: Sharon Baptist Church
Location: 3955 Conshohocken Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Jamahal C. Boyd, Sr.
Contact Phone Number: 717-787-4366
Contact Email: jamboyd@state.pa.us
Description: God's Mighty Men's Ministry of Sharon Baptist Church will present "Know Your Numbers (Part 2),". Jamahal C. Boyd, Sr., Director, Office of Health Equity, PA Department of Health and Dr. Lee Kirksey, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Division of Vascular Surgery, Director of Penn Woundcare Center will be speaking to the men in attendance regarding the importance of "Knowing Their Numbers" and taking responsibilities for their personal health.
Event: 13th Annual Walter E. Brandon 5K Sickle Cell Walkathon
Date: 9/25/2010
Time: 8:30AM
Venue: Fairmount Park
Location: 4231 North Concourse Drive (Belmont Avenue), Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Zemoria Brandon
Contact Phone Number: 215-471-8686
Contact Email: zbrandon@verizon.net
Description: The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Philadelphia/Delaware Valley (SCDAA/PDVC) and AFSCME District Council 33 are sponsoring the 13th Annual 5K Walter E. Brandon Sickle Cell Walkathon. The event is a major fundraiser for SCDAA/PDVC to continue providing supportive services to children, adolescents and adults affected by the disease. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m.
Event: Philadelphia Interfaith Children's Festival
Date: 9/25/2010
Time: 11:00AM to 5:00PM
Venue: New Covenant Campus
Location: 7500 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Neomosha Nelson
Contact Phone Number: 215-247-4022
Contact Email: www.interfaithchildrensfestival.com
Description: The Metropolitan Christian Festival in partnership with faith based institutions, interfaith groups, and community organizations will hold the Philadelphia Interfaith Children's Festival. The is a free outdoor festival for children and youth celebrating diverse faith traditions and highlighting community programs that enhance the spirits, minds and bodies of young people. Weekend activities include kiddie land, dancing, a 3K run/walk, and arts and crafts.
Event: Health, Wealth and Wellness Culmination Event - Health Expo
Date: 9/26/2010
Time: 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Venue: Enon Tabernacle Church
Location: 2800 Cheltenham Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Sharon Manker
Contact Phone Number: 267-847-8743
Contact Email: sharon_n_holmes@hotmail.com
Description: Health, Wealth, and Wellness Week culmination events, including a Health Expo, are scheduled to take place after morning services at the Enon Tabernacle Church. The Health Expo will include vendors to provide information, services, seminars and screenings to congregants. This will allow participants to intimately access the resources of resident businesses, vendors, organizations, government and faith-based entities from the aspect of holistically acquiring Health, Wealth and Wellness related knowledge, on-site assistance, training, interviewing, activities, and community-business networking.
Event: Penn Asian Senior Services Health Fair
Date: 9/26/2010
Time: 10:00AM to 1:30PM
Venue: Rosemont College
Location: 1400 Montgomery Avenue, Rosemont, PA
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Description: Penn Asian Senior Services is holding a Health Fair at the Great Wall Chinese School. Presentations will include information about the risks of heart disease and chronic pulmonary disorder, and sponsor tables will include representatives from the Asian American Bone Marrow Bank, the American Heart Association, and the OCA - Greater Philadelphia Race Dialogues Asian Mentoring Program.
Event: Philadelphia Interfaith Children's Festival
Date: 9/26/2010
Time: 12:00PM to 5:00PM
Venue: New Covenant Campus
Location: 7500 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Name: Neomosha Nelson
Contact Phone Number: 215-247-4022
Contact Email: www.interfaithchildrensfestival.com
Description: The Metropolitan Christian Festival in partnership with faith based institutions, interfaith groups, and community organizations will hold the Philadelphia Interfaith Children's Festival. The is a free outdoor festival for children and youth celebrating diverse faith traditions and highlighting community programs that enhance the spirits, minds and bodies of young people. Weekend activities include kiddie land, dancing, a 3K run/walk, and arts and crafts.
Southcentral
Event: 2010 Great Prostate Cancer Challenge - 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk
Date: 9/10/2010
Time: 6:00PM
Venue: City Island
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Contact Email:www.greatprostatecancerchallenge.com/harrisburg
Description: Competitors are invited to pick up the pace against prostate cancer at the 2010 Great prostate Cancer Challenge. The race, recognized for its scenic course and as a family event, will begin on City Island and is a 5K Run and a 1 mile Fun Walk.
Event: American Heart Association, Start! Heart Walk
Date: 9/12/2010
Time: 9:00AM to 10:30AM
Venue: Gettysburg Middle School
Location: 37 Lefever Street, Gettysburg, PA
Contact Name: Sharon Strike
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Description: This is a fundraising walk for life-saving research as well as community and professional education programs that are impacting lives every day. Participants in 300+ cities across America are taking a stand against heart disease and helping to save lives.
Event: Child Passenger Safety Checks
Date: 9/19/2010
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Venue: Perry County Family Center
Location: 8391-R Spring Road, Suite #3, New Bloomfield, PA
Contact Name: Shelley Dreyer-Aurila
Contact Phone Number: 717-582-3656
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Description: As part of Child Passenger Safety Week, car seat safety checks will be provided by certified technicians.
Event: Diabetes Walk for Fun
Date: 9/19/2010
Time: 1:30PM
Venue: Shawnee State Park
Location: 132 State Park Road, Schellsburg, PA
Contact Name: Gina Montgomery
Contact Phone Number: 814-623-6161
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Description: The Diabetes Walk for Fun will be approximately 3 miles and blood sugar testing will be done before and after the walk.
Event: Child Passenger Safety Checks
Date: 9/20/2010
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Venue: Perry County Family Center
Location: 8391-R Spring Road, Suite #3, New Bloomfield, PA
Contact Name: Shelley Dreyer-Aurila
Contact Phone Number: 717-582-3656
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Description: As part of Child Passenger Safety Week, car seat safety checks will be provided by certified technicians.
Event: Child Passenger Safety Checks
Date: 9/21/2010
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Venue: Perry County Family Center
Location: 8391-R Spring Road, Suite #3, New Bloomfield, PA
Contact Name: Shelley Dreyer-Aurila
Contact Phone Number: 717-582-3656
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Description: As part of Child Passenger Safety Week, car seat safety checks will be provided by certified technicians.
Event: My Pyramid Bingo
Date: 9/21/2010
Time: 1:30PM
Venue: Messiah Village
Location: 100 Mt. Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA
Contact Name: Heidi Koch
Contact Phone Number: 717-790-8201
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Description: Messiah Village will offer My Pyramid Bingo at the Community Room of the Commons Apartment Building. The bingo game is designed to both test and educate people regarding current food guides.
Event: Soul Line Dancing
Date: 9/21/2010
Time: 6:30PM to 7:30PM
Venue: Camp Curtain School Gymnasium
Location: 2900 N. 6th St., Harrisburg, PA
Contact Name: Kim Jarrett or Kristal Turner-Childs
Contact Phone Number: 717-234-2246 or 717-443-2363
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Description: This exercise program is now in its 4th year and the attendees participate in a fun exercise/dance to music such as R&B, Reggae, Rap, Gospel and Jazz. Attendees work up a sweat, but always leave time for fellowship and sharing successes. The program is sponsored by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc - Harrisburg Alumnae Chapter.
Event: Free Car Seat Safety Checks
Date: 9/21/2010
Time: 3:30PM to 6:30PM
Venue: PA State Police Barracks
Location: Raystown Road, Huntingdon, PA
Contact Name: Chris Gildea
Contact Phone Number: 814-643-8548
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Description: Car seat safety checks will be provided to encourage the use of child restraint systems and decrease the risk of child injuries in the event that an accident should occur.
Event: 21st Century - After School Program, Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Date: 9/21/2010
Time: 4:15PM to 5:45PM
Venue: Bedford Area Middle School
Location: 440 East Watson Street, Bedford, PA
Contact Name: Amie Leonard
Contact Phone Number: 814-623-5009
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Description: Personal Solutions, Inc. will provide a 21st Century, After School Program on drug and alcohol awareness. Students will be provided with refusal strategies and information on how drugs, tobacco, and alcohol can affect their lives.
Event: Stress and Exercise Presentation
Date: 9/22/2010
Time: 11:00AM
Venue: Bedford Senior Center
Location: 203 South Richard Street, Bedford, PA
Contact Name: Mick Gordon
Contact Phone Number: 814-623-5140
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Description: This is a PowerPoint presentation about ways to cope with stress and the health benefits of exercise.
Event: Health, Wealth and Wellness Day
Date: 9/22/2010
Time: 11:00AM to 2:00PM
Venue: Pennsylvania State Capitol
Location: Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA
Contact Name: Jamahal C. Boyd, Sr.
Contact Phone Number: 717-787-4366
Contact Email:jamboyd@state.pa.us
Description: The Department of Health in conjunction with the National Association of Health Services Executives, the American Heart/American Stroke Association and the South Central District Office will collaborate to kick-off the series of health, wealth, and wellness related, community-based events scheduled around the Commonwealth. The event will take place at the Pennsylvania State Capitol.
Event: Child Passenger Safety Checks
Date: 9/22/2010
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Venue: Perry County Family Center
Location: 8391-R Spring Road, Suite #3, New Bloomfield, PA
Contact Name: Shelley Dreyer-Aurila
Contact Phone Number: 717-582-3656
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Description: As part of Child Passenger Safety Week, car seat safety checks will be provided by certified technicians.
Event: York Water Company Employee Health Fair
Date: 9/22/2010
Time: 7:00AM to 9:00AM
Venue: York City Ice Arena Community Room
Location: 941 Vander Avenue, York, PA
Contact Name: Bonnie J. Rexroth
Contact Phone Number: 717-718-2942
Contact Email:bonnier@yorkwater.com
Description: This is an employee health fair. The Department of Health will be providing a dermascan machine and providing facial checks for any sun-related skin damage.
Event: Child Passenger Safety Checks
Date: 9/23/2010
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Venue: Perry County Family Center
Location: 8391-R Spring Road, Suite #3, New Bloomfield, PA
Contact Name: Shelley Dreyer-Aurila
Contact Phone Number: 717-582-3656
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Description: As part of Child Passenger Safety Week, car seat safety checks will be provided by certified technicians.
Event: Stroke and Emergency Preparedness Presentation
Date: 9/23/2010
Time: 9:30AM
Venue: Forsight Vision
Location: 1380 Spahn Avenue, York, PA
Contact Name: Melody Darrow
Contact Phone Number: 717-848-1690
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Description: This event will include a presentation on strokes and emergency preparedness for visually impaired persons.
Event: 21st Century - After School Program, Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Date: 9/23/2010
Time: 4:15PM to 5:45PM
Venue: Everett High School
Location: North River Lane, Everett, PA
Contact Name: Amie Leonard
Contact Phone Number: 814-623-5009
Contact Email:
Description: Personal Solutions, Inc. will provide a 21st Century, After School Program on drug and alcohol awareness. Students will be provided with refusal strategies and information on how drugs, tobacco, and alcohol can affect their lives.
Event: CPR Anytime
Date: 9/24/2010
Time: 9:00AM
Venue: Friendship Senior Center
Location: 5000 Commons Drive, Harrisburg, PA
Contact Name: Lydia Detrick
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Description: This is an event for the staff of the Friendship Senior Center and is taught for the non-medical person.
Event: Child Passenger Safety Checks
Date: 9/24/2010
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Venue: Perry County Family Center
Location: 8391-R Spring Road, Suite #3, New Bloomfield, PA
Contact Name: Shelley Dreyer-Aurila
Contact Phone Number: 717-582-3656
Contact Email:
Description: As part of Child Passenger Safety Week, car seat safety checks will be provided by certified technicians.
Event: Annual Fall Fun Fair
Date: 9/25/2010
Time: 12:00PM to 4:00PM
Venue: Capital Area Children's Center
Location: 44 South 38th Street, Camp Hill, PA
Contact Name: Roxanne or Melanie
Contact Phone Number:
Contact Email:rdaniel@ucpcentralpa.org
Description: This annual fair will be held for families with special needs and will include activities for the families to allow them to get together for fellowship, food and fun.
Event: "Be A Man" Free Preventative Health Prostate Screening
Date: 9/25/2010
Time: 9:00AM to 12:00PM
Venue: J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital
Location: 1225 Warm Springs Ave., Huntingdon, PA
Contact Name: Chris Gildea
Contact Phone Number: 814-643-8548
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Description: Free preventative health prostate screenings will be provided to men between the ages of 50-75, or 40-50 if there is a family history.
Event: American Heart Association, Start! Heart Walk
Date: 9/26/2010
Time: 1:00PM to 6:00PM
Venue: Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)
Location: One HACC Drive, Harrisburg, PA
Contact Name: Mitzi Jones
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Description: This is a fundraising walk for life-saving research as well as community and professional education programs that are impacting lives every day. Participants in 300+ cities across America are taking a stand against heart disease and helping to save lives.
Event: American Heart Association, Start! Heart Walk
Date: 9/26/2010
Time: 1:30PM to 3:30PM
Venue: Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School
Location: 500 East Lietersburg Pike, Greencastle, PA
Contact Name: Sharon Strike
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Description: This is a fundraising walk for life-saving research as well as community and professional education programs that are impacting lives every day. Participants in 300+ cities across America are taking a stand against heart disease and helping to save lives.
Event: American Heart Association, Start! Heart Walk
Date: 9/26/2010
Time: 1:30PM to 3:30PM
Venue: AES Ironwood Park (formerly Avon Playground)
Location: 1100 S. Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA
Contact Name: Kathy Andrews
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Description: This is a fundraising walk for life-saving research as well as community and professional education programs that are impacting lives every day. Participants in 300+ cities across America are taking a stand against heart disease and helping to save lives.
Event: American Heart Association, Start! Heart Walk
Date: 9/26/2010
Time: 1:00PM
Venue: Hanover Area Family YMCA
Location: 500 George St., Hanover, PA
Contact Name: Patti Baxter
Contact Phone Number: 717-632-8211
Contact Email:PBaxter@hanoverymca.org
Description: This is a fundraising walk for life-saving research as well as community and professional education programs that are impacting lives every day. Participants in 300+ cities across America are taking a stand against heart disease and helping to save lives.
Event: 23rd Annual Healthy Sportsman Health Fair
Date: 9/26/2010
Time: 12:00PM to 4:00PM
Venue: Fulton County Medical Center
Location: 214 Peach Orchard Road, McConnellsburg, PA
Contact Name: Misty Hershey
Contact Phone Number: 717 485-6115
Contact Email:mhershey@fcmcpa.org
Description: The fair is held to ensure the health and wellness of hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. Fourteen health screenings will be available to attendees including: cholesterol, glucose, vision, hearing, EKG's, BMI, and blood pressure.
Event: Huntingdon County United Way Annual Day of Caring
Date: 9/29/2010
Time: 8:00AM
Venue: Emmert I. Detwiler Memorial Field
Location: Route 26 Huntingdon, PA
Contact Name: Kathy Armillel
Contact Phone Number: 814-643-3142
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Description: The Huntingdon County United Way Day of Caring will be held to help those who are unable to tackle tough jobs in or around the home. Volunteers are to meet at the Emmert I. Detwiler Memorial Field.
Southwest
Event: Walk with a Doc
Date: 9/18/2010
Time: 8:30AM
Venue: Wilfred R. Cameron Wellness Center
Location: 240 Wellness Way, Washington, PA
Contact Name: Lindsey Smith
Contact Phone Number: 724-222-6511, ext. 13
Contact Email: ls@wchpinc.org
Description: Retired physician, Dr. William McMahon, will be participating at this first monthly event. Complementary blood pressure screenings will be provided.
Event: Gateway Medical Society Town Hall Meeting - Closing the Gap: Working to Eliminate Health Disparities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date: 9/25/2010
Time: 7:30AM to 12:30PM
Venue: Herberman Conference Center, UPMC Shadyside Hospital Campus
Location: 5150 Centre Avenue, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA
Contact Name: Tamara Reese
Contact Phone Number: 412-281-4086
Contact Email: administration@gateway.medicalsociety.org
Description: The Gateway Medical Society will hold a town hall meeting to discuss "Closing the Gap: Working to Eliminate Health Disparities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" along with Representatives from the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.
Event: American Heart Association, Start! Heart Walk
Date: 9/25/2010
Time: 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Venue: Kennametal Fitness Trail
Location: 1600 Technology Way, Latrobe, PA
Contact Name: Christy Mastrian
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Description: This is a fundraising walk for life-saving research as well as community and professional education programs that are impacting lives every day. Participants in 300+ cities across America are taking a stand against heart disease and helping to save lives.
