Health of the City: Lancaster County Recover Alliance
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is one of the many partners of Lancaster County Recovery Alliance working to end the stigma of substance use disorder.
Health & Wellness Articles
Health of the City: LG Health & Lanc Co MyHome’s Mobile Hygiene Unit is Bringing Comfort and Dignity
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, LEMSA, and the Lancaster County Homeless Coalition (Lanc Co MyHome) are addressing community needs with the purchase of a mobile hygiene unit.
Health of the City: School-based Health Clinics through Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
For nearly 30 years, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health has operated school-based health centers for School District of Lancaster students, providing essential medical services that keep students healthy and in school.
Health of the City: The Food Farmacy is combatting food insecurity
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s Food Farmacy program is paving the way to decrease food insecurity and increase access to healthy food and nutrition education in Lancaster County.
Health of the City: Lead-Free Families
Lead-Free Families is the new program recently launched by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health to identify and remediate lead hazards in Lancaster County homes. Lead exposure and poisoning is a significant health issue among children in Lancaster County…
Eliance Health Solutions and Penn Medicine HealthWorks: Working Together to Support the Health of Lancaster Businesses
Having a robust and healthy workforce is more important than ever for employers. The Eliance Health Solutions and Penn Medicine HealthWorks teams are working to improve the health of the Lancaster community by bringing programs directly to local employers so they can achieve smarter spending and improve employee health.
Joining Forces for Children: Providing resources to kids impacted by addiction through Penn Medicine LG Health
Joining Forces for Children, a program of Lancaster County Joining Forces, is a collaborative project led by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. The program is focused on caring for children impacted by addiction…
Young Lungs at Play: Creating safer spaces through Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Across the state of Pennsylvania, communities are creating tobacco-free spaces for children to play as part of the statewide program, Young Lungs at Play (YLAP). In Lancaster County, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is at the forefront of supporting this program along with offering nicotine-free services for the community.
Fresh Face: Lancaster Maternal Fetal Medicine
Where all are welcome, and the future is born: Lancaster Maternal Fetal Medicine is making the highest-quality medical care even more accessible to the community.
Health of the City: Meet the New CEO of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, John J. Herman
John J. Herman, the Chief Executive Officer of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, strives to be a servant leader—someone who sees leadership as an opportunity to give rather than gain. Herman gives his time to serving the community and supporting his team…
