DIRECTIONS Summer/Fall 2010

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As we enjoy August, one of the hottest months of the year in our region, keep in mind the following exercise tips from Students Run Philly Style director Heather McDanel.

In March, PHMC’s Care Clinic moved from St. Joseph’s Hospital to 1200 Callowhill Street.

With new healthcare legislation promising basic health care for millions, there will be a demand for more primary care practitioners—a gap that nurse practitioners are ready to fill.

Forty years after President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs” the White House released a national drug policy that aims to fight a disease, not a war, by treating illegal drug use as a public health issue and investing more resources into prevention and treatment.

Announcements from PHMC.