by Carrie Cleary | Sep 17, 2024 | Health Focus, PDE, State Agency Information
Sharing this message from the Pennsylvania Department of Education: Dear Education Leaders, Child Care Providers, and Librarians, We are reaching out to share an essential initiative from the Pennsylvania State Police Drug Analysis Unit: the Overdose Spike...
by Carrie Cleary | Aug 14, 2024 | Health Focus, State Library of Pennsylvania
My name is Katy, and I am a Public Services librarian with the Bureau of the State Library. I spend most of my weekdays answering legal reference questions for government employees and the citizens of Pennsylvania. On a recent weekend, a passenger on my Amtrak train...
by Carrie Cleary | Jan 4, 2024 | Health Focus, State Agency Information
Libraries, as community anchor institutions, are places where people can learn about resources, services, and programs. Please see the links to flyers below for information about virutal support groups offered by Pennsylvania’s Office of Victim Advocate....
by Carrie Cleary | Sep 12, 2023 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, State Agency Information
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is currently evaluating devices that can eliminate viruses, bacteria, mold and other pathogens from air and surfaces, simultaneously. The devices could be stand alone or wall mounted, utilize a standard outlet for power, and...
by Carrie Cleary | May 4, 2023 | Health Focus, Pennsylvania
The Shapiro Administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and Pennie® need your help to keep Pennsylvanians connected to life-sustaining health coverage. Due to a recent change in federal law, Medicaid recipients must now complete annual renewals to...
by Compendium News Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, rural, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries
The Public Health Crisis Management Playbook for Archives, Libraries, and Museums presents a set of guiding processes, resources, and tools to aid cultural heritage institutions when planning for, navigating through, and recovering from a significant public health...