To help close out its 125th anniversary year, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) hosted staff, students and local partners for a morning of service where volunteers assembled 500 Health Aid Kits—a more holistic and preventative take on first-aid kits.
The kits—sponsored by Independence Blue Cross—include wellness resources, a meditation playlist, a reusable canvas bag, and a $125 gift card to ShopRite or The Fresh Grocer for grocery support during the holiday season.
“It's all about making our communities healthy,” said PCOM President and CEO Jay S. Feldstein, DO '81, during opening remarks. “That's our mission, and we're going to keep doing it for the next 125 years.”
Volunteers included teams from 6ABC, The Fresh Grocer, Independence Blue Cross's Blue Crew, 160over90 and Image Ink, in addition to PCOM faculty, staff and students.
In the weeks after the event, PCOM is distributing the kits to community members across the city through the College's Community Wellness Initiative (CWI), which fosters a culture of holistic health and well-being in surrounding neighborhoods.
For the past 125 years, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a “whole person” approach to care—treating people, not just symptoms. PCOM, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (PCOM, PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. PCOM students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, PCOM provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
Gabrielle DePietro
Associate Director, News and Media Relations
Email: gabrielde2@pcom.edu
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