HAP Blog

HAP’s Caring for the Commonwealth series showcases the innovative programs led by Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems—and, most importantly, the difference they make for communities. The series brings these stories to life, highlighting how our members are improving health and creating stronger, healthier communities.

For WellSpan, addressing food insecurity means looking beyond the walls of the health care system and into the communities it serves. The hospital partnered with an 11-acre local farm to improve access to nutritious food while supporting employees, educating children and helping address one of the most fundamental drivers of health: having enough healthy food to eat.

Hospitals across Pennsylvania are strengthening their preparedness for measles through proactive planning, coordinated response strategies, and collaboration across health care organizations.

Recognizing that treating the effects of lead exposure is not enough, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health launched Lead-Free Families, a comprehensive, $50 million lead poisoning prevention program designed to address the problem at its source. Lead-Free Families is the first of its kind in the United States to be 100 percent funded and led by a health system.

Thousands of Pennsylvanians go to the hospital every winter due to respiratory viruses, and now is the time to protect your health.

Pennsylvania surpassed 1,000 measles cases, the Department of Health reported on Monday.

The state continues to be at center of the resurgence of the virus.

Pennsylvania’s public health officials today announced two more measles-associated deaths, bringing the statewide total to four.