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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Lehigh Valley Health Network Unveils New Micro-hospital in Gilbertsville to Public
Lehigh Valley Health Network recently unveiled its new micro-hospital in Gilbertsville to the public, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The $40 million…
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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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Chester County to Distribute Iodine Tablets to Those Living Near Limerick, Peach Bottom Power Plants
As part of Chester County’s ongoing emergency preparedness efforts, the Chester County Health Department is making potassium iodide (KI) tablets available at no cost for…
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State orders Emergency Services Shutdown at DCMH
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has ordered emergency services be closed at Delaware County Memorial Hospital starting Monday because there aren’t enough people to staff…
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Safe Harbor of Chester County Puts the ‘Fun’ in Fundraiser with April Cornhole/Concert Event
Safe Harbor of Chester County, the West Chester nonprofit dedicated to solving the fundamental issues that lead to homelessness, has announced a spring event. Its…
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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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Chester County’s Vaccination Percentage Reduced, as State Lowers Numbers Due to Duplication
About 600,000 duplicate vaccination shots were cut Saturday from the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s COVID-19 vaccination statistic dashboard, writes Keith Mayer for the Reading Eagle.…
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Safe Harbor of Chester County Reflects on Eventful Year, Noteworthy Anniversary, and Encouraging Future
The leadership team of Safe Harbor of Chester County, which helps the needy transition to independence, took the opportunity recently to reflect on not only…
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Shots Amidst Shrooms: Farmworkers in Southern Chester County Receive Onsite Vaccinations
Chester County farmworkers are finally getting their COVID-19 vaccines. Better, they don’t even have to leave the worksite. The outreach is courtesy of the Avondale-based…
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State Will Lift Mask Mandate on June 28 … with Some Conditions
On June 28, masks off! That’s the word from Gov. Tom Wolf and Acting Pennsylvania Health Secretary Alison Beam, writes Kathleen Carey for The Daily…
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Two Regional Centers Will Offer Johnson & Johnson Vaccine to 400,000 Residents in Four Counties
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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Chester County Commissioners’ Plea for More Vaccines Prompts Journalist’s Probe of Suburbs’ Undersupply
After watching a press conference hosted by the Chester County Commissioners, Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Maria Panaritis started to investigate the undersupply of vaccines in the…
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Here’s Where You Can Get the COVID-19 Vaccine in Chester County
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has released a map that highlights all the locations that are providing the COVID-19 vaccine in Chester County to those…
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Here’s Where COVID-19 Has Spread the MOST and LEAST in Chester County in the Last Seven Days
The number of new COVID-19 cases seems to be on a downward trajectory in Pennsylvania, particularly in Chester County, where some ZIP Codes did not…
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Update – These Chester County ZIP Codes Had Biggest Increases in COVID-19 Cases in the Last Seven Days; Check Out the Numbers in Your Area
Cases of COVID-19 continue to quickly increase across the nation, with some areas in Chester County affected more than others, write Sean Adams and Megan…
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Check Out Which ZIP Codes in Chester County Have the Highest Incidence Rates of COVID-19
Cases of COVID-19 continue to increase rapidly across the state, with some areas in Chester County also starting to feel the effects, writes Sean Adams…
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No New COVID-19 Restrictions for Now as Nervous Business Owners Hold Their Breath
Pennsylvania is initiating “targeted efforts to control the spread of coronavirus in Pennsylvania,” but so far no lockdowns have been put in place for Delaware…
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