Environmental Health Discussed with Scranton Community
The University of Scranton’s Office of Community-Based Learning hosted a talk by Tonyehn Verkitus, executive director of Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania, about environmental factors and their role in disease and health disparity. The talk was among the numerous events planned for Earth Day at the University.
In answer to the call by Pope Francis to “Care for Our Common Home,” The University of Scranton has begun an intensive seven-year journey to become designated as a Laudato Si’ University by the Vatican.