The communitywide event will feature free food, free activities and free health screenings.
黑料传送门 will hold its first Wellness Fest, title sponsored by Independence Blue Cross, on Saturday, September 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the College鈥檚 City Avenue campus. The event will feature health screenings and fitness classes, cooking demonstrations, live entertainment and local food trucks. Free parking will be available.
The event will also feature a Kids鈥� Zone with several activities for children, including a Mobile Teaching Kitchen courtesy of Vetri Family Partnerships, and the Philadelphia Free Library鈥檚 Book Bike and story time.
The entire event is free, but registration is strongly encouraged.
鈥満诹洗兔� Wellness Fest provides the perfect opportunity for us to share the osteopathic philosophy of whole-person health with our community,鈥� said Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81, president and CEO. 鈥淲e want the entire family to come have fun, learn about living a healthy lifestyle, and then apply that knowledge in their daily lives.鈥�
Proceeds raised from Wellness Fest sponsors will benefit , which provide care to underserved populations in Philadelphia and rural Pennsylvania and serve as training sites for the College鈥檚 doctor of osteopathic medicine and psychology students.
Additional sponsors of 黑料传送门 Wellness Fest include Blank Rome, LLP; Cozen O鈥機onnor; the National Network of Libraries of Medicine; MassMutual Greater Philadelphia; MKM Foundation; Office Depot; Elliott-Lewis Corp. and PNC Bank.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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