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On this episode of The Well-Being Report, Samantha Shaak and WDIY's Margaret McConnell are joined by Richard “Dick” Orlemann and Missy Wise, two trainees from the first cohort of ICT. This facilitated...

In November 2025, Leonard Parker Pool Institute of Health (LPPIH) Executive Director Samantha Shaak, PhD, and Cheryl Arndt, PhD, Manager of Community Health Evaluation and Impact, represented LPPIH at...

Earlier this year, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), part of Jefferson Health, in partnership with Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health (LPPIH), released its 2025 Community Health Needs...

On this episode, Samantha Shaak and co-host Margaret McConnell, talk with Bobby Milstein , PhD, of the Rippel Foundation about the importance of getting everyone involved in building a stronger...

In September 2025, Samantha Shaak, PhD, Executive Director of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health (LPPIH), attended The Health Management Academy (THMA) Fall 2025 Health Impact Alliance in...

On this episode, Samantha Shaak and co-host Margaret McConnell talk with Bobby Milstein , PhD, of the Rippel Foundation to talk about belonging and civic muscle as the vital condition of health that...