Jeanne Franklin
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Hiker Attacked by Coyote on Chester County Trail
A coyote attack injured a trail user in Chester County on Sunday, Dec. 28, writes Tom Ignudo for CBS News Philadelphia. According to the police, the incident took…
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Chester County Health Department Releases Community Health Assessment
The Chester County Health Department released its latest Community Health Assessment (CHA), a detailed report that provides an in-depth look at the current health status…
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YMCA of Greater Brandywine Debuts Fit Truk to Improve Community Health
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) hosted elected officials, healthcare providers, and community leaders on Tuesday, Jan. 14 for a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the…
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BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars Celebrates ‘Finest Examples’ of What a Leader Can, Should Be
Local community and business leaders recently gathered at the Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America’s Program, Activity, and Resource Campus (PARC) in Exton to…
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Chester County Health Department to Hold Flu, COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Throughout County
With the start of flu season quickly approaching, the Chester County Health Department announces vaccination clinics, open to all, at area schools from late September…
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2023 BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars – Jeanne Franklin
Detroit native Jeanne Franklin is the Public Health Director with the Chester County Health Department. Franklin, who earned both a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and…
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Revealing the 2023 BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars
BSA VISTA Leadership Megastars — an initiative that the Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America launched in 2021 with VISTA Today — is ready…
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2023 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Ashley Orr
Ashley Orr, a Downingtown East High School graduate is the Population Health Bureau Director at the Chester County Health Department. “I have the privilege of…
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Chester County Health Department Implements ‘Chesco On the Move’ Campaign
The Chester County Health Department announces the introduction of “Chesco On The Move” – its renewed focus on movement as a benefit for both our…
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Local Woman Honored by CDC as Public Health Trailblazer
Betsy Walls of Lansdowne who served as the director of personal health at the Chester County Health Department for 18 years was honored this week…
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Social Activities with ‘No Prevention Strategies in Place’ Push Up COVID-19 Cases in Chester County, Region
COVID-19 cases in Chester County and the region are once again on the rise as a subvariant of omicron continues to spread rapidly through the…
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WHYY: Chester County Health Officials Shift Priorities from Contact Tracing to Testing, Vaccinations
With the number of COVID-19 cases having skyrocketed in January, Chester County health officials have decided to shift priorities from contact tracing to testing and…
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VIDEO: Chester County Health Director Discusses State of COVID-19 in Chester County During Recent NoonZOOM
Breakthrough cases of COVID-19 do not mean that vaccinations aren’t working. That was one of several messages that Jeanne Franklin, Director of the Chester County…
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A New Year of Battling COVID in Chester County: Jeanne Franklin to Discuss the Omicron Surge, Testing, and Vaccinations on Jan. 20 NoonZOOM
What are the current COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death trends across Chester County? How do Chester County’s vaccination rates compare to similar counties in the…
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Chester County Health Department Now Accepting Appointments to Vaccinate Children Ages 5 and Older
The Chester County Health Department is gearing up to deliver Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations to children ages 5-11 now that the Centers for Disease Control has…
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Rolling Out Booster Shots Will Require Much Coordination. Chester County Is Up to the Task
Chester County is currently in the process of preparing to roll out third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, following the announcement by the Biden Administration…
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County Officials Provide COVID-19 Update: ‘Communities Rallied, and Their Commitment Really Made an Impact’
The Chester County Health Department has announced that 83 percent of the county’s eligible residents (those ages 12 and older) are partially or fully vaccinated…
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As ‘Vaccine Proves Itself as Greatest Weapon’ in Fighting COVID-19, New Cases Continue to Drop in Chester County
Jeanne Franklin, Director of the Chester County Health Department, has welcomed the news that the FDA has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer…











































