Penn State Schuylkill, in collaboration with Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill, will present the 2019 Wellness Conference, titled "Opioids: The Crisis Next Door," on Sept. 21. Glenn Sterner, assistant professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, is the event’s keynote speaker.
Penn State has released undergraduate and graduate student insurance rates for the 2019-20 coverage period for the Penn State Student Health Insurance Plan, underwritten by United Healthcare Student Resources. The new rates represent a 9 percent decrease from last year.
For fall 2019, Penn State will again require all full-time U.S. Students to submit their current health insurance coverage information through LionPATH after registering for classes and after open enrollment. Penn State is not implementing a proposed institutional requirement for all U.S. students to have health insurance at this time, and all students who do not have health insurance coverage will not be automatically enrolled in an insurance plan or charged a fee.
Penn State Altoona's Wellness Health Advisory Board is sponsoring Hugs for Hounds from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, in the Pond View Lounge of the Slep Student Center.
Penn State Altoona's Health and Wellness Center is offering walk-in counseling hours from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 6 and 7.
Julian Gill-Peterson will present a free lecture titled “The Intersex and Trans Invention of Gender: On Children’s Self-Determination” at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in 067 Willard Building, University Park.
As announced June 28, beginning in fall 2019, Penn State will roll out a University-wide student health insurance requirement for all full-time U.S. students. As part of the process that will be required for the 2019-20 school year, all full-time students, with the exception of students enrolled in Penn State World Campus, must provide evidence of adequate health insurance coverage or purchase the Penn State Student Health Insurance Plan.
Join Campus Recreation this fall for instructional classes in Hip Hop, Tai Chi, Bolly Fusion, and Deep Flow Yoga. For those who like the group atmosphere but want more coaching and added benefits, FitWell offers these classes which are progressive in nature and provide a better opportunity to build skills than a one-time class.
Penn State Altoona was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the health simulation company Kognito for outstanding leadership in executing its mental health and suicide prevention awareness program.
Beginning in fall 2019, Penn State will roll out a University-wide student health insurance requirement for all full-time U.S. students.
Exercise is Medicine (EIM) on Campus at Penn State is expanding its focus beyond students to include employee health and wellness. To kick off the new EIM for Employees initiative, EIM and the Penn State women's golf team will host a "Know your Health" health fair from 4 to 6 p.m. April 17 at the Penn State Golf Courses.
During cold and flu season, students should be exceptionally mindful of their personal health and hygiene routines.
First introduced to students in South Halls during fall 2016, CAPS Chat is now open to all Penn State students in each of the five commons buildings on campus, as well as the law school.
Campus Recreation will start a new membership program for students, faculty, staff and a limited number of community members beginning in August.
An enthusiastic group of about 75 community leaders; city and county officials; Penn State Berks faculty, staff and students; and Penn State Health St. Joseph physicians and administrators, participated in a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the Langan LaunchBox, a signature social entrepreneurship and business accelerator program established with a $50,000 grant from the Invent Penn State Initiative.
