Introduction

Penn State Cooperative Extension is committed to the health and healthcare of Pennsylvanians by providing health information and programs. This website is designed to serve as a link to research-based health information and programs for Pennsylvania residents and Extension Agents in the 67 County Extension Offices.

The focus of these programs is to help the residents of Pennsylvania become better health care consumers by developing skills in the following areas:

Self-care and healthy lifestyles
Disease prevention and management
Community health coalition building

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Children and Youth
4-H
Better Kid Care
Teen Pregnancy and Childbearing
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Families

American Trauma Society, PA Division
Dealing with Stress
Food Science for Consumers
Nutrition Resource Center
PA Family Demographics
Preparing for Emergencies
Bouncing Back Getting Health Care you Need

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Agriculture

Agricultural Safety and Health Fact Sheets
Biosecurity
Deer Disease and Public Health
Farm-A-Syst
Foot and Mouth Disease
Pesticide Education
Plum Pox Virus
Poultry Health and Disease
Rural Health Works
Water Resources
Solid Waste Management

West Nile Virus
Entomology - Insects, Bees
Ticks

Consumer IPM - Pest factsheets

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Reference Collections
Hershey Medical Center Community Health Library
Cooperative Extension Publications
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Conferences/Training
PA Office of Rural Health conferences/training
College of Ag, Conferences and Short Courses
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Community Development
Community Visioning
Community Charting
Rural Health Works


internal information

Nation-Wide Resources

Administration on Aging
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Healthfinder
Health Statistics
Healthy People 2010
Medline Plus
National Institutes of Health
CYFERnet
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FNS Online
Government Healthcare
Extension Disaster Education Network
(EDEN)
Medicaid
SCHIP
AdultBasic

Medicare Information Resources

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PSU Health Links

Caregivers PA
College of Health and Human Development
College of Medicine
Penn State Women's Health
Gerontology Center
Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
World Campus
Creating Health Programs - Diabetes
Creating Health Programs - Osteoporosis
Penn State Poison Control Center

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PA State Agencies/Organizations

HAP - Hospital & Healthsystem Assoc of PA
PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
PA Department of Aging
PA Department of Health
Geisinger Health System - Health and Wellness
Susquehanna Health System - Health Information
Children's Health Insurance Program

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Monday, March 13, 2006
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