We’re looking forward to our upcoming Where to Turn Resource Fair next Tuesday! Attendees of the fair will have the opportunity to meet businesses and service agencies that serve both seniors and families. In addition to an Expert Lecture Series, the event boasts a valuable Vendor Fair of exhibitors who…
From our friends at the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency: PAHousingSearch.com is relaunched with new look and enhancements Popular apartment search tool is now easier for renters and landlords to use HARRISBURG – On behalf of its partners, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency announces today’s relaunch of PAHousingSearch.com after some extensive retooling…
WHE’s Creating Healthy Communities: Get the lead out, is a one-day conference focused on the single issue of lead. Lead is a neurotoxin and it has been determined by science that no amount of lead exposure should be considered safe. The healthy communities conference will seek to identify ways that…
10 things to know about your new Medicare card (From CMS – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Medicare is mailing new Medicare cards starting in April 2018. Here are 10 things to know about your new Medicare card: Mailing takes time:Your card may arrive at a different time than…
American HealthCare Group hosted our annual HealthCare, Housing & 2018 Community HealthChoices Update for Western PA on Tuesday, January 16 at the Rivers Club in downtown Pittsburgh. Erin Hart from American HealthCare Group presented “HealthCare & Housing.” Afterwards, Janice L. Meinert, from the PA Health Law Project, presented an update…
Did you know that Medicare premiums and cost sharing numbers have been released? (source: Medicare.gov) Part A premium Most people don’t pay a monthly premium for Part A (sometimes called “premium-free Part A”). If you buy Part A, you’ll pay up to $413 each month ($422 in 2018). If you…
From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): New cards will no longer contain Social Security numbers, to combat fraud and illegal use CMS is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to help combat identity theft and safeguard taxpayer dollars. The new…
Schools! Register your event by April 29th and be entered to win a grant! Look on ActionForHealthyKids.org Action for Healthy Kids Promoting “Every Kid Health” Week From ActionForHealthyKids.org: Every Kid Healthy™ Week is an annual observance created to celebrate school health and wellness achievements and recognized on the calendar of National Health…
The Center For Disease Control (CDC) has Announced April as STD Awareness Month “Take three simple actions to protect your health: Talk. Test. Treat.” “STD Awareness Month is here, along with the alarming news that sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) are on the rise. Recent CDC data for three nationally-reported STDs—chlamydia, gonorrhea,…
Please be advised of the following ALERT issued by the Centers For Disease Control reporting increased, severe Seasonal Flu Activity. It is not too late to offer your Students or Staff who have not been vaccinated another opportunity for protection against Seasonal Flu! Different types of Flu vaccine available include:…
