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https://lebtown.com/2020/12/01/talking-about-advance-care-planning-is-uncomfortable-but-age-wave-is-here-to-help/ The Age Wave Initiative Advance Care Planning Coalition seeks to spread the word, to educate people across Lebanon County about end-of-life issues.

https://lebtown.com/2020/11/17/mayor-plans-downtown-lebanon-small-business-saturday-walk/ Mayor Sherry Capello will lead community members around Lebanon’s central business district featuring many small businesses.

https://lebtown.com/2020/09/24/connected-together-lebanon-county-aims-to-decrease-local-violence/ Recently, the Community Health Council secured a $300,000 grant to understand, curtail and prevent violence and abuse locally. The initiative will be called ‘Connected Together Lebanon County.’

https://lebtown.com/2020/06/30/five-northside-locations-to-host-informative-health-popups-this-week/ A three-day pop-up event will be held this week to address the healthcare needs of the county’s Latino population. With a focus on the northside of Lebanon city, specifically in the 17046 ZIP code, the Healthy You pop-up series will take place at five locations over three consecutive days, from Wednesday, July 1 through Friday, July 3, beginning at 10 a.m. and concluding at 2…

https://lebtown.com/2020/05/07/researchers-advocates-tackle-covid-19s-disproportionate-toll-on-latino-community/ COVID-19 could have been a death sentence for Gisele Fetterman and her family, if the virus had struck when she was a child. “If this pandemic had happened while I was growing up, my family wouldn’t have made it. I lose sleep over that,” Fetterman told LebTown. Fetterman’s mother fled a strife-torn Brazil in 1990 to raise her children in the United States. “My mother…

https://lebtown.com/2020/02/26/city-council-authorizes-mayors-plan-for-bicycle-playground-at-coleman-park/

https://lebtown.com/2019/10/08/community-health-council-holds-mental-health-awareness-week-events/ One out of five adults experienced mental illness last year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. To raise awareness for mental health importance, Downtown Lebanon’s Main Street Promotions Committee is holding Mental Health Week. Mental Health Week started Sunday, October 6, and will hold its final event this Saturday, October 12. To organize the week, Downtown Lebanon partnered with WellSpan Health, the Community…

https://lebtown.com/2019/06/04/summer-fest-2019-sees-great-weather-fun-day-at-jonestown-community-park/

https://lebtown.com/2019/03/04/healthy-kids-day-to-be-held-saturday-with-family-friendly-activities-galore/