Is there a health crisis in NEPA?

Is there a health crisis in the USA or this region that we call home?

Is the Pocono-Northeast different than other regions due to higher senior population, baby boomers soon to become seniors or other attributes such as cancer and diabetes which seem to be happening at outsize proportions in the region?

The over one million people who live inside the region have substantial income variations, difficult economic situations, and a variety of problems which may be better than 50 years ago, but still warrant new ways to resolve in coming years. It leads to a crisis such as vaccine hesitancy which may be even more prevalent as new people are chosen for high positions in Health and Human Services at the federal level.

Pennsylvania and this region may be in a position to meet these crises head