{"id":244434,"date":"2026-07-16T01:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/244434\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T01:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:14:15","slug":"pennsylvania-city-could-pilot-public-health-plan-to-address-problem-gambling-cdc-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/244434\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania city could pilot public health plan to address problem gambling \u2013 CDC Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<a class=\"back-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cdcgaming.com\/news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2190 Back to Newsroom<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\nWednesday, July 15, 2026 8:44 PM<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/delete-43-375x225.jpg\" class=\"no-lazy \" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image aggregated from WVIA radio.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Generic-Author.jpg\"\/>Kat Bolus, WVIA radio\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Email, LinkedIn, and more<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Winters wants Scranton to be the model across the country and the world for a community-wide public health approach to problem gambling that starts with educating young people.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below<\/p>\n<p><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdcgaming.com\/out\/140860\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"notrack\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"EZ Baccarat top of story\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EZ-Baccarat-top-of-story-260710.jpg\" alt=\"EZ Baccarat top of story\"   class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"720\" height=\"180\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to focus. Treatment and recovery are important conversations, but upstream early intervention, education, prevention are just as important,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s where we\u2019re lacking at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Winters, the founder and CEO of Almond Digital Health, discussed his company\u2019s mobile app and its mission at Scranton City Hall on Tuesday. He sat with representatives from the city\u2019s recovery community, Geisinger, Commonwealth Health, The Wright Center, Scranton School District, United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Friendship House, WVIA and more.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvia.org\/news\/local\/2026-07-15\/scranton-could-pilot-public-health-plan-to-address-problem-gambling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Article continues on WVIA radio\u00a0\u2b95<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvia.org\/news\/local\/2026-07-15\/scranton-could-pilot-public-health-plan-to-address-problem-gambling\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"osButton button\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdcgaming.com\/out\/139106\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"notrack\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Everpass\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/everpass-260615.png\" alt=\"Everpass\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"720\" height=\"189\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2190 Back to Newsroom Wednesday, July 15, 2026 8:44 PM Image aggregated from WVIA radio. 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