Dec 19, 2020
In recognition of Advanced Practice Providers (APP) Week earlier this month, UPMC in the Susquehanna Region made a $5,000 contribution to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s Health Innovations Program on behalf of its advance practice provider staff.
The Health Innovations Program connects the food bank’s emergency feeding network and consumers served by these programs with members of the medical community to promote health, wellness, and nutrition education.
“A person’s health is influenced by many factors, including housing, education, employment, and access to healthy food. These factors, sometimes referred to as the social determinants or social influencers of health, are defined by the conditions and environment in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age,” said David Lopatofsky, MD, chief medical officer, UPMC in the Susquehanna Region.