PHN Podcast Primary Health Network

PHN Chief Executive Officer Dr. George Garrow is joined by Brenda Bacich, LPC at Primary Health Network, to discuss LGBTQ+ and Mental Health. Dr. Garrow and Brenda discuss the following topics:What is LGBTQ+?How to access Mental Health services?What are the stigmas that the LGBTQ+ community face?What types of resources are available?How can we be an advocate?

PHN Chief Medical Officer, Dr. George Garrow, is joined by Katie Gassner, a Nationally Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist and Program Director for Tobacco Control in Mercer and Lawrence Counties, as they discuss the misconceptions surrounding tobacco and nicotine use.Dr. Garrow and Katie discuss the following topics:What exactly is nicotine?What are the available treatments for nicotine addiction?How can I be supportive of someone who is trying to quit smoking?How do you talk to your chil...

In our latest PHN Podcast, PHN Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Garrow is joined by Michael Wright, former Chief Executive Officer of the Shenango Valley Urban League, as they address inequities in healthcare in our community and introduce the formation of a health equity response team. Dr. Garrow and Michael discuss the following topics:What health disparities are people in our communities facing, and how can we reduce or eliminate these disparities?How has the pandemic brought the topic of ...

Primary Health Network’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. George Garrow talks with Jennifer Moss, PhD from Penn State University about their collaboration on cancer screening in rural communities. Some of the topics they discuss include:The collaboration between Primary Health Network and Penn State University on a new cancer screening studyCommon barriers to cancer screening that rural populations faceAt-home screening tests for cervical and colorectal cancer being used in the studyThe benefit...

Primary Health Network’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. George Garrow and PACHC’s Director of Pennsylvania’s Primary Care Career Center, Judd Mellinger-Blouch, discuss provider recruitment during a pandemic. Some of the questions addressed include: How has the pandemic impacted recruitment?Have we noticed a change in the candidate pool because of the pandemic?Has telemedicine presented any opportunities in recruitment?What does recruitment look like now? i.e. interviews, site visits, onboard...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to alarming declines in well-child visits and routine immunization rates. This raises the risk for outbreaks and places further strain on our nation’s health care system. To increase the awareness of childhood immunizations, Dr. Garrow, PHN’s Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. John Cunningham, PHN Pediatrician, discuss and provide information on:Why are childhood immunizations so important, especially this year?What measures are in place to reassure parents that our ...