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The West Penn Allegheny Health System balances its clinical expertise with a true commitment to wellness and disease prevention throughout the region. We offer a wide variety of services including:

  • The AGH—Suburban Campus Healthy Living Guest Lecture Series

     This community education program is designed to empower seniors to take control of their own good health. Community members are given the opportunity to discuss health topics of their own choosing with Allegheny General Hospital and AGH—Suburban Campus physicians and subject matter experts, to socialize with peers and to make new acquaintances.

  • The Early Heart Attack Care Program at the West Penn - Forbes Regional Campus aims to educate the community about the signs of heart attack and the importance of seeking immediate medical attention.

  • At the Joslin Diabetes Care Center, patients with diabetes are provided state-of-the-art information and the skills necessary for self-management of diabetes, including nutrition, exercise, blood glucose monitoring and more.

Preparing for Avian Influenza, Pandemics and Other Disasters

While there have been many groundbreaking technological and medical advances since the early 20th century, the world is just as vulnerable to a pandemic. Today, avian influenza and other influenza viruses pose a grave threat to billions of people around the world.According to the World Health Organization, it is not a question of if but when the avian influenza pandemic will occur.

The West Penn Allgehny Health System has produced an imformational guide that will better safeguard you and your family in the event of an avian influenza pandemic.  And it will provide invaluable guidelines about how to prepare you and your family for an emergency.

Click here to download the Preparing for Avian Influenza, Pandemics and OtherDisasters brochure.

To find out more about the wellness and disease prevention at West Penn Allegheny Health System, call us at 1-877-284-2000.

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