Pennsylvania Department of Health
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is a cabinet-level agency established in 1905, dedicated to promoting healthy behaviors, preventing disease and injury, and ensuring quality healthcare for all Pennsylvanians. It employs community-based strategies to reduce health threats, including tobacco-related diseases, infectious diseases, and accidental injuries.
Address: 625 Forster Street, Health and Welfare Building, 8th Floor West, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (877) 724-3258
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PA Election Officials Use Pennsylvania Department of Health Data to Prevent Dead People from Voting
As a crucial swing state, Pennsylvania is often the target of election-related misinformation, according to a staff report from The Keystone. Social media users have…
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Making Healthcare a Priority at Freedom Village at Brandywine
Wellbeing and good health are goals most of us would love to achieve, especially in our later years. Freedom Village at Brandywine, a senior Life…
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Bucks County Lawmaker Kristin Marcell Champions House Bill that Aims to Enhance Senior Care
Bucks County lawmaker Kristin Marcell is behind Pennsylvania’s newly passed bill that aims to improve care in nursing facilities across the state, writes Jeff Werner…
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Bucks County Health Department Continues to Spray for Mosquitoes. Read to Learn Where
Several townships in Bucks County will be sprayed for mosquitoes this week, a preventative measure against diseases. The Bucks County Department of Health’s West Nile Virus Mosquito Control Program is…
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Doylestown Hospital Receives 13th Straight ‘A’ Grade for Hospital, Patient Safety
Doylestown Health has once again been ranked highly for its attention to the safety of their patients and staff on a yearly basis. The ‘A’…
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Doylestown Health Begins First Residency Program in Family Medicine
Doylestown Health has announced the launch of a new Family Medicine Residency program, the health system’s first accredited resident physician training program expanding Doylestown Health’s…
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Lighter Crowds at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Leave Elverson Man Crowing About the Experience
Lower attendance at this year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show — which was virtual last year — might have disappointed many retailers and exhibitors. But one attendee,…
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Gov. Wolf to End to School Mask Mandates, But Some Bucks County Districts Would Rather Wait and See
The announcement from Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf of a January 17, 2022, statewide end school mask mandates has several Bucks County School Districts ready to…
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Four Statewide Agencies Warn Against Consumption of Fish from Neshaminy Creek Basin
Four Pennsylvania agencies have issued a joint warning about fish caught in the Neshaminy Creek basin that winds through Bucks and Montgomery Counties: Department of…
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As Bucks County Residents Debate First or Second Shots, Others Line Up for Yet a Third in a COVID-19 Series
Complying with guidance from both the Center for Disease Control and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bucks County has started giving third shots in a…
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Current Bucks County COVID-19 Case Numbers: Lowest Since the Onset of the Pandemic
Not since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic have Bucks County new-infection rates been so low. The good news comes from the Pennsylvania Department of Health via…
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Three Weeks Running, Bucks County’s COVID-19 Numbers Drop
ZIP Code analysis of this week’s COVID-19 new-infection rates show continued progress, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The countywide inoculation rate…
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Bucks County’s Communities Make Advances in Beating Back COVID-19, Albeit Small Ones
The neighborhood-by-neighborhood effort to beat back COVID-19 infections in Bucks County is having an effect. But current results show something akin to putting out a fire with…
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Bucks County’s Progress Against COVID-19: Two Steps Forward; One Step Back
The Pennsylvania Department of Health statistics regarding COVID-19 cases in Bucks County show some improvement. But the overall numbers are still grim. As of April 13, 54,881 Bucks County residents — 8.76…
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42,000 Doses a Week of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Coming to Bucks County
The state plans to set up a southeastern Pennsylvania regional vaccine center at which 42,000 doses a week of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…
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Here’s How Many Bucks County Residents Are Receiving Their COVID-19 Vaccines
Supply and demand issues may persist, but at least geographically, it may be a little more convenient to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Bucks County, writes Doug Gross…
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With Pediatricians Receiving Curiously Large Shipments of Vaccine, Area Doctor Turns Frustration into Action
Frustrated with the state’s rollout method for the COVID-19 vaccine, Chester County physician Christine Meyer started a Facebook group to help people who are seeking…
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports 49 COVID-19 Deaths, 4,087 Reported Cases in the State
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting as of midnight, Monday, March 30, nine more deaths in the state from COVID-19, bringing the total number…
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