New requirements to ensure adequate health insurance coverage for all students
6/28/18
Beginning in fall 2019, Penn State will roll out a University-wide student health insurance requirement for all full-time U.S. students.
Health and Wellness
Health and Wellness
New Exercise is Medicine for Employees initiative kicks off with wellness event
4/16/18
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.
Stay healthy this cold and flu season
10/16/17
During cold and flu season, students should be exceptionally mindful of their personal health and hygiene routines.
Informal counseling services expanded to more locations
9/21/17
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 revamps memberships for fall 2017
7/21/17
Campus Recreation will start a new membership program for students, faculty, staff and a limited number of community members beginning in August.
Penn State Berks and Penn State Health St. Joseph dedicate Langan LaunchBox
5/25/17
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.
HealthWorks students cook-up creative recipe videos
12/1/16
A group of student volunteers in the University Health Services HealthWorks program is making healthy eating habits a simpler, more enjoyable experience by producing a series of healthy cooking videos.
Seminar on antibiotic resistance part of CDC Get Smart About Antibiotics Week
11/4/16
University Health Services, a unit of Penn State Student Affairs, joins the Pennsylvania Department of Health to offer the One Health Seminar focused on antibiotic stewardship in Pennsylvania. The seminar will be held on Nov. 15 in Schwab Auditorium. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and presentations begin at 8:15 a.m.. The seminar is open to the public.
Penn State LaunchBox Center preview to be held Oct. 25
10/13/16
In partnership with Penn State Health St. Joseph, Penn State Berks has received a $50,000 seed grant as part of the Invent Penn State initiative. On Oct. 25, the two institutions will hold an event to announce the joint initiative at the new Langan LaunchBox, located within Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Downtown Reading Campus.
Confronting Emerging Viral Threats: From HIV/AIDS to Zika
3/30/16
The upcoming Penn State Berks Science Colloquium will address a topic that is of utmost importance to healthcare professionsals: Confronting Emerging Viral Threats: From HIV/AIDS to Zika. Jose Esparza MD, PhD, of the Global Virus Network (GVN) and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, will present this talk on Friday, April 1, 2016, at 1 p.m. in room 5 of the Luerssen Science Building.
Berks kinesiology department to lend expertise at UGI Health/Wellness Fair
3/3/16
The Penn State Berks kinesiology department will lend its expertise to UGI Energy Services for its first Health/Wellness and Small Business Fair, set for 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 10 at UGI headquarters in Wyomissing. Faculty and student members of the Penn State Berks kinesiology department will offer tests and measurements, followed by a complete review and interpretation of all results, which will be discussed with the employee.
Penn State Berks joins Exercise Is Medicine Week
9/30/15
The Penn State Berks Kinesiology Department is hosting a walk to support Exercise Is Medicine Week, Oct. 12–16.
The Medical Minute: Easing back-to-school anxieties in kids
8/20/14
After a summer of lazy afternoons and late bedtimes, parents of school-aged children face the deadline for helping their young ones transition to not only a new routine and schedule -- but also the academic and social challenges a new school year brings.
New specialty classes available at Penn State Hershey fitness center
12/18/13
The Penn State Hershey University Fitness Center has a wide variety of specialty classes starting new sessions in the New Year. From three different yoga classes to tae kwon do and Spin-Ata, there is something for everyone.
The Medical Minute: Are new statin guidelines cause for concern?
11/21/13
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology recently issued a new set of guidelines to help doctors determine whether people are or are not most likely to benefit from a class of drugs called statins to treat high cholesterol. The guidelines have sparked a wave of controversy among physicians and other health care professionals who treat the millions of Americans affected by high cholesterol. In this Medical Minute, Dr. Peter Alagona, program director for diagnostic cardiology at Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute, provides some perspective on the new guidelines and what people concerned about their cholesterol need to know.