CPH Data Analyst accepted to Public Health Leadership Institute

Center Data Analyst Leann Lovejoy was accepted into the inaugural class of the "Soaring to New Heights: MAR-PHTC Public Health Leadership Institute." The Leadership Institute consists of 47 hours of training activities plus one project.

The 6-month project-based Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center (MAR-PHTC) Public Health Leadership Institute is for professionals who want to grow in leadership roles in either the public health or primary care setting. The Institute will focus on bridging disciplinary boundaries between public health and primary practice with the goal of improving population health.

Leann's group project will focus on chronic disease.

The Institute runs from October of 2023 through May of 2024.

Trick or Treat Yourself to Wellness brings resource information to people

The Trick or Treat Yourself to Wellness Health Fair took place Saturday, October 21 at the Galleria Mall in Johnstown. Over 30 organizations had tables with resource information, educational materials, and even candy to hand out to eager trick or treaters.

Turners All Stars, Miller's Martial Arts, and Natural Fit, LLC provided entertainment throughout the day while DJ Hock played music and emceed the event.

Over 200 kids and nearly 200 adults attended the event.

The event was sponsored by the Cambria County Health & Welfare Council.

Wellness Wednesday Educational Sessions continuing through mid-November

Center for Population Health launched “Wellness Wednesdays Educational Sessions” October 4 in the Johnstown Housing Authority communities and various senior centers across Cambria County.

The sessions began Wednesday, October 4 and will run every Wednesday through November 15.

Subject matter experts will present on fall prevention, healthy food education and SNAP, safety, transportation, local drug trends, senior resources, employment, tobacco cessation, financial literacy, senior resources, human services resources, hypertension, early childhood, and online grocery and medication ordering.

Center tables at Recovery in the Valley

CPH attended 7th Annual Recovery in the Valley in Downtown Johnstown's Central Park on October 7. Community Care HUB and food resource information was handed out to attendees.

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Center Staff attends DEI Training

CPH Data Analyst accepted to Public Health Leadership Institute

Trick or Treat Yourself to Wellness



Wellness Wednesdays

Recovery in the Valley

Health Literacy Month

COVID-19 boosters ready for fall

The FDA approved an updated COVID-19 booster and recommends that everyone ages 6-months and older receive it.

Center staff attends Diversity, Equity, Inclusion training

Center for Population Health staff had the opportunity to attend the training "Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matters: Moving Beyond Compliance for Nonprofits" this month, hosted by The Learning Lamp, Cambria Regional Chamber, and Vision Together 2025.

Saren Stiegel, from Vokly - a Pittsburgh-based firm specializing in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) - trained a room of nonprofit staffers on DEI. Training included defining the role of DEI in organizations, examining personal cultural biases, discussing the importance of DEI in governance, services, and creating a welcoming workplace, and exploring how to build and sustain more diverse organizations.

It's Health Literacy Month

October is Health Literacy Month and a perfect time to highlight the importance of knowing and understanding your health diagnoses and care. Health literacy is the ability to read, understand, remember, and use information to make decisions about your health.

Many patients can become embarrassed by their health literacy skills making them not want to speak up to their doctors and other medical professionals to ask questions. One way to become more engaged at doctor’s appointments is by using “Ask Me 3 Questions”:

1.What is my main problem?

2.What do I need to do?

3.Why is this important for me to do this?