Episode 26: An Innovative Approach to Community Connection Through the 'Health To Go' Vending Machines

Episode 26: An Innovative Approach to Community Connection Through the 'Health To Go' Vending Machines

December 15, 2025 · 16 min

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The episode discusses the Health to Go program, which utilizes interactive health vending machines to improve access to health resources in communities.

In this episode, host Michael Donovan, Associate Director of the Evidence to Impact Collaborative at Penn State, speaks with Dr. Alice Zhang, family medicine physician researcher in the Penn State Health Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Marcia Goodman-Hinnershitz, Director of Planning and Resource Development at the Council on Chemical Abuse. The conversation explores the Health to Go program, an innovative approach that uses interactive health vending machines to expand access to essential health resources in community settings.

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Host: Michael Donovan

Guests: Dr. Alice Zhang, Marcia Goodman-Hinnershitz

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Organizations: Penn State, Penn State Health Department of Family and Community Medicine, Council on Chemical Abuse

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