Video: Volunteers give back to community during Day of Caring
A helping hand is what many Lancaster County volunteers offered during United Way of Lancaster County’s 29th Annual Day of Caring. Seventeen volunteer projects were offered over the two-day event,...
Update: Community Mental Health Assistance Program Expanded to all Lancaster County Residents
Update: The program has been opened up to ALL Lancaster County residents, regardless of your employment status. We will assist all adults and children with free counseling, copays and mental...
Free Online Training: Understanding Trauma, Resilience and Trauma Informed Care
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is offering a new free, online, self-paced training course, titled "Understanding Trauma, Resilience and Trauma Informed Care". This course provides a foundational understanding of trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), resilience,...
New Web Chat Offers Addiction Help in a Hurry
The Addiction Resource Center at Compass Mark is adapting to reach out in new ways to the communities we serve. This week marks the rollout of a website chat feature...
Why it is important to connect
Now more than ever it is important to connect. Learn more about the power of connection with Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.
The power of positivity
Positive think goes a long way in approving your overall wellness. Positivity encourages you to strengthen healthy habits, which in turn raises energy and mood. The cycle of healthy habits...
Good for the soul, good for the heart
Practicing gratitude can have lasting effects in a person's life and can help lower blood pressure. Grateful people engage in more exercise and have better dietary behaviors. In just 5...
Risk & Protective Factors: Prevention’s North Star
When our prevention specialists are out in the community, we’re asked some predictable questions about our work. Q: Are most kids using opioids? A: Definitely not. In nboth Lebanon &...
Finding Balance
It has been 93 days since I went out for breakfast. That might not seem like a big deal, but I used to go out for breakfast twice a week....
Juneteenth
On July 5, 1852, the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester, NY invited the famous black, freed-slave abolitionist Frederick Douglass give a speech as part of commemorations for the Fourth of...
June: A Month of Love
Between Juneteenth, World Refugee Day, and Pride Month, June is quickly becoming the month of love we all needed. In a time when we are all staying apart, June is...
Summer Suggestions for Teens
Finally, Pennsylvania has moved to the yellow stage and the stay-at-home order has been lifted. This comes as a big relief to most of us, but still leaves most entertainment...
Jeff Heiney’s Reflections…as a Teacher
The 2019-20 school year has been unlike any other. As the school year comes to a close, OneUnitedLancaster invited local educators, students and their families to reflect on the past...
Thomas Boyle’s Reflections
The 2019-20 school year has been unlike any other. As the school year comes to a close, OneUnitedLancaster invited local educators, students and their families to reflect on the past...
Self-Care is Not Selfish
I find myself in an interesting situation. I remain employed as COVID-19 marches on, and I feel torn between the roles of wife, daughter, therapist, sister, friend, and now in...
Combatting Empathy Fatigue
Maybe I’m cynical, but if I see another commercial where a multinational billion dollar company says something like “we’re in this together” while inspirational music plays in the background and...
