Headline Marketing & Communications

Many community members, as well as Headline Marketing & Communications (HMC), have been instrumental in providing media coverage and increasing the awareness of The Wall That Heals coming to Bedford County. In this episode of HMC’s Marketing Minutes Podcast, Cheryl Ebersole and Deanna Weaverling of HMC discuss how the HMC team brought to life many of the marketing elements for The Wall That Heals during some challenging times that made everyone involved think outside-of-the-box and innovatively.

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce was a solid partner and resource for its members as they weathered the storm of unexpected closures and strict guidelines. With a solid foundation in its community, the Chamber continued to think creatively and innovate new ideas to show how the county remains Bedford County strong. In this installment of our Marketing Minutes Podcast, Kellie Goodman Shaffer, President & CEO of the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce, joins Deanna Weaverling of Headline Marketing & Communications to discuss how they weathered the storm and some new excitement coming to Bedford County for the Summer of 2020!

Community involvement within a small business or organization can be easier said than done. How do you get started? What opportunities are available to you? In this installment of our Marketing Minutes Podcast, Cheryl Ebersole and Deanna Weaverling of Headline Marketing & Communications discuss great ways to become engaged with your community and how this can further your company or organization’s goals!

Coleen Heim, Director of the Healthy Blair County Coalition, and Sherri Stayer, Executive Director of the Lung Disease Foundation of Central PA, discuss the work of the Tobacco Free Work Group and the positive steps being taken to address the concerns of smoking and tobacco use in Blair County workplaces and multi-housing facilities, with individuals and youth.

Making the decision to quit smoking and using tobacco products can be challenging. Listen to Sherri Stayer, Executive Director of the Lung Disease Foundation of Central PA and Carolyn Hetrick, Freedom from Smoking Facilitator with the Freedom From Smoking Program, share information on free classes designed specifically to help you or someone you know become smoke-free.

Sherri Stayer, Executive Director of the Lung Disease Foundation of Central PA and Jen Buhda, Human Resource Generalist from McLanahan Corporation discuss concerns of employee’s smoking and tobacco use and positive steps they’ve taken to become a tobacco free workplace.

Welcome to the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health’s podcast series on human trafficking. Our goal is to educate everyone who can target and stop human trafficking which is defined as modern-day slavery that involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Human trafficking occurs in every state, every city, every town and in almost every industry. Rural areas can be particularly vulnerable to trafficking, and a haven for traffickers. Listen to learn what actions rural communities can and are taking to prevent human trafficking and how to help victims get the support they need.

Join in listening to conversations from the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health’s Human Trafficking Summit held on October 29, 2019. This summit was host to multiple guest speakers, including one survivor, that educated attendees on the ways human trafficking is affecting our communities and how to spot and stop this crisis; taught how to protect friends, family, and community members from the dangers presented with human trafficking; and presented how this issue is impacting Pennsylvania, how health care providers are being trained, and what role law enforcement is taking. Featured in our two podcasts are Susan Mathias, CEO of Transition of Pennsylvania and Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Association of Sexual Assault Centers and Kendra Aucker President and CEO of Evangelical Community Hospital; and Lisa Davis, Director of Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health and Lannette Fetzer, Quality Improvement Coordinator of Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health.

Welcome to the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health’s podcast series on human trafficking. Our goal is to educate everyone who can target and stop human trafficking which is defined as modern-day slavery that involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Human trafficking occurs in every state, every city, every town and in almost every industry. Rural areas can be particularly vulnerable to trafficking, and a haven for traffickers. Listen to learn what actions rural communities can and are taking to prevent human trafficking and how to help victims get the support they need.

Join in listening to conversations from the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health’s Human Trafficking Summit held on October 29, 2019. This summit was host to multiple guest speakers, including one survivor, that educated attendees on the ways human trafficking is affecting our communities and how to spot and stop this crisis; taught how to protect friends, family, and community members from the dangers presented with human trafficking; and presented how this issue is impacting Pennsylvania, how health care providers are being trained, and what role law enforcement is taking. Featured in our two podcasts are Susan Mathias, CEO of Transition of Pennsylvania and Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Association of Sexual Assault Centers and Kendra Aucker President and CEO of Evangelical Community Hospital; and Lisa Davis, Director of Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health and Lannette Fetzer, Quality Improvement Coordinator of Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health.

School truancy is a serious problem and can have long-term negative effects on the student, as well as the family. Listen to how a single working parent, and his teenage daughter, worked with Evolutions Counseling to develop proactive skills and ideas that resulted in positive results. With this team approach, they stayed motivated and were successful in solving the truancy problem.

Amy Horwath, Vice President of Mission Services at Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies, and Stephanie Deliveir, Vice President of Human Resources for Sheetz, Inc. discuss ways our community is working to help youth overcome challenges and barriers to their path toward a successful career.  Every path is different. Blair County has jobs and careers available along with all the necessary resources to enable youth and young adults to be successful in every path.  They share how the HBCC’s Workforce Development Committee is collaborating to identify available services, resources, and trainings.