Health

BLOOMSBURG — The Bloomsburg YMCA is offering a free diabetes prevention program.

DANVILLE — As Geisinger looks to the future with an $880 million expansion, the health care system also recognizes its past since it opened in 1915.

DANVILLE — Around $160,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding was leftover from projects in Montour County in 2020 and 2021.

WILLIAMSPORT — In remembrance of those who have been affected by suicide and in honor of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, UPMC is holding a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m., today on UPMC Williamsport’s front lawn, 700 High St. Williamsport.

We listen closely to music, getting lost in the lyrics. We listen to celebrity podcasts, anxious to hear the latest gossip. We’re on the edge of our seats listening to the thriller movie, waiting to hear every clue. But when it comes to our bodies, are we listening?

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S. About 4 in 10 Americans have obesity overall and about 1 in 10 have severe obesity. That's according to new government research. The overall rate has not changed significantly in the past decade, even as the rate of severe obesity is increasing. That means it's too soon to know whether new treatments for obesity can ease the epidemic of the chronic disease linked to dozens of health problems. Experts say preventing obesity in the first place is key, starting in early childhood.

HARRISBURG — The application period opened this month for a grant program designed to help build out Pennsylvania’s emergency medical services workforce.

Days after a federal corrections officer in California died on Aug. 9 after handling suspected drug-soaked mail sent to an inmate, an officer at FCI Allenwood fell ill while working in the mail room at the Union County prison.

DANVILLE — A pilot Rapid Intervention Team First Responder Benefits Program, the first of its kind, supports volunteers young and old in the Valley.

SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization and UPMC Health Plan are focusing on youth mental help Thursday and Friday with a film screening and Q&A session.