The Community Health Education department at Phoenixville Hospital provides a variety of health promotion programs, with a focus on disease prevention, self care for health and illness and utilization of community resources.

More than 14,000 individuals participate in over 800 programs annually. Programs are offered to adults and young adults and vary from CPR instruction to birth and parenting preparation to anger management seminars, breast cancer awareness, comprehensive tobacco program for adults and teens, diabetes education, blood pressure screenings and many support groups. Activities take place both on the campus of the hospital as well as off-site in the community, including churches, schools, senior centers, worksites and other accessible locations.

Collaboration with area civic, business and religious organizations is critical in reaching members of the community. Our collaborators have included the Chester and Montgomery counties departments of health, area churches, including Bethel Baptist Church and First United Church of Christ, the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation, Phoenixville Health Care Access, the Phoenixville Area School District, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association, the American Diabetes Association, Activate Phoenixville Area, Communities That Care, Phoenixville Area Breast Cancer Coalition, Phoenixville Area Violence Prevention Network, Freedom Valley YMCA, Housing Authority of Chester County, Phoenixville Senior Center, Phoenixville Area Community Services, local libraries, AARP, supermarkets and many other community partnerships.

Adult Programs

• Birth Preparation
• Diabetes Self Management Education
• Educational seminars (specifically tailored to the individual needs of men and women, older adults, etc.)
• Healthy Woman
• Senior Circle
• Heart Disease Risk Factors - screenings (blood pressure, cholesterol, breast cancer, prostate, etc)
• Safety Programs: CPR/First Aid, Fall Prevention, AARP Safe Driving
• Tobacco Cessation  

Youth Programs

• CPR/First Aid
• Safe sitting
• "A Healthy You" Series (self care, healthy style and behaviors, etc.)
• Tobacco Prevention and Cessation 

Support Groups

• Diabetes
• Easy Breathers
• Parkinson's
• Post Partum
• Prostate Cancer
• Tobacco Cessation