Spiritual resources
Geisinger's Danville campus has a chapel open to every faith for prayer or meditation. Spiritual care is available on-call for critical incidence stress debriefing, spiritual wellness, and ethical dilemmas. Access spiritual on-call through the phone book for each campus. There is a dedicated Muslim prayer room in the department of Graduate Medical Education and in the Buchert home (access code: 7867*).
Geisinger’s Lewistown campus has a chapel open to every faith for prayer or meditation. The chapel is located on the fourth floor, next to the tan elevators.
Diversity resources
Arthur Breese, Director of Diversity and Inclusion
570-808-5809
awbreese@geisinger.edu
Na Tosha Gatson, MD, Co-Chair, BOLD Diversity Employee Resource Group
570-271-6590
ngatson@geisinger.edu
Central region organizations
Find cultural, advocacy and lifestyle organizations in the Danville area:
- Diversity & Inclusion Professionals of Central Pennsylvania
- Bloomsburg University: Office of Multicultural Affairs
- Susquehanna University - Center for Intercultural and Community Engagement
- If you are interested in being a part of the Danville Indian Community WhatsApp group, contact Amishi Khara at 904-476-2959.
Northeast region organizations
Find cultural, advocacy and lifestyle organizations in the Wilkes-Barre area:
- Family Service Association of NE PA
- Indian American Association of Northeast Pennsylvania
- Iranian Student Association, Pennsylvania State University
- Islamic Association of NEPA
- Islamic Society of Schuykill County
- Friedman Jewish Community Center
- Jewish Family Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Kings College Multicultural International Students Club
- NEPA Association of Arab Americans
- Peace and Justice Center
- NEPA Diversity Education Consortium
Western region organizations
Find cultural, advocacy and lifestyle organizations in the western region:
- Community Diversity Group of Centre County
- Pennsylvania State University – Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity
- Pennsylvania State University Global Connections
- Pennsylvania State University Multicultural Resource Center
- Pennsylvania State University Paul Robeson Cultural Center
- Pennsylvania State University – Student Organization Directory
- Private Industry Council of Centre County
Central Pennsylvania organizations
Find cultural, advocacy and lifestyle organizations in Central Pennsylvania:
- Asian Indian Americans of Central PA
- Islamic Society of Central PA
- PFLAG of Central PA
- Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
- Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
- Diversity & Inclusion Professionals of Central Pennsylvania
State of Pennsylvania organizations
Find Pennsylvania state-based cultural, advocacy and lifestyle organizations:
- Pennsylvania Diversity Council
- Central PA Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
- Transcentral PA
- Voices of Central PA
National organizations
Find national cultural, advocacy and lifestyle organizations:
- Institute for Diversity in Health Management (AHA Affiliate)
- Center for Linguistics & Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Healthcare Diversity Council
- Office of Minority Health Resource Center
- AHQR – National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Report and Chartbook
- Centers for Disease Control – Practitioners Guide for Advancing Health Equity (PDF)
- Cigna - List of cultural competency and training resources