1889 Foundation is pleased to be funding free screenings for peripheral vascular disease! In this common circulatory problem, veins and arteries outside the heart are narrowed, reducing blood flow to your limbs. There is no cure for peripheral vascular disease, but the good news is that if it’s caught early it can be successfully managed. […]
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1889 Foundation and Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance are continuing their partnership on the Creative Health Impact Grant (CHIG) Awards. The awards will provide up to $25,000 in 1889 Foundation funds to support arts programs related to health and wellness in Cambria and Somerset Counties. This is the third year of 1889 Foundation’s initial three-year commitment
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The 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health has identified mental health as one of the region’s top public health priorities. According to Mental Health America, nearly one in five Pennsylvanians has some mental illness, and more than half have received no treatment during the last year. A recent Health Matters article in the Tribune-Democrat has
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