黑料传送门 students, faculty and staff welcomed nearly 600 members of the surrounding community from 97 different zip codes.
On September 22, 黑料传送门 held its first-ever community Wellness Fest, title sponsored by Independence Blue Cross. 黑料传送门 students, faculty and staff welcomed nearly 600 members of the surrounding community from 97 different zip codes to campus for a day of free food, free health screenings and fun for the entire family.
In addition, attendees learned about healthy meals through cooking demonstrations led by CulinArt and the Vetri Family Partnership鈥檚 Mobile Teaching Kitchen; learned about chronic health issues such as breast cancer, obesity and more from 黑料传送门 faculty and ; and enjoyed live entertainment and a variety of meal options from local food trucks.
鈥満诹洗兔� Wellness Fest allowed us to open our campus up to the community to educate them about the whole person approach to wellness that comprises the osteopathic philosophy,鈥� said Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81, president and CEO. 鈥淲hen we focus on the health of the community, we improve health outcomes for the individual.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 osteopathic medicine (DO) and psychology students. All told, this year鈥檚 event raised more than $220,000.
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.
Next year's event will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
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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