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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is becoming a much more frequent topic of conversation in the media and likely with people in our own lives.
St. Luke’s University Health Network announced Wednesday that it is now a proud member of the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA). Membership in CHA represents St. Luke’s ongoing commitment to improving the health of children and improving the quality, safety and cost of pediatric health care.
Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School students Brandon Koch and Becca Taney are part of the new Vo-Tech Co-Op Program at St. Luke’s. In a win-win arrangement with local school districts, the program gives aspiring teens a chance to work in a field they’ve identified as a potential profession.
When young Jack Sanders feels the threat of sensory over-stimulation, he reaches for his father’s cell phone or iPad. The 10-year-old, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, seeks refuge in the Joe Danger online game for its calming effects. But suddenly one day in 2020, the game vanished from the phone’s screen.
St. Luke’s dermatologists now offer skin-saving Mohs surgery, a precise and effective procedure for treating skin cancer with a high risk of recurrence on the face and other sensitive areas.
To help young athletes develop the psychological tools necessary for optimal performance, St. Luke’s Sports Medicine has brought on sport psychology consultant Chris Williamson, PhD, to work with its more than 60 partner school districts and colleges.
St. Luke’s Allentown Campus is undergoing a major facility renovation and expansion to accommodate increases in emergency patients.
In what may feel like a breath of fresh air depending on what your views are, St. Luke’s University Health Network has relaxed masking requirements at all of its hospitals and other health care facilities in Pennsylvania; another sign that the coronavirus pandemic is finally easing, nearly two years after it began.
St. Luke’s gastroenterologists encourage routine colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 45 or even earlier if you have a close relative diagnosed with colorectal cancer at a young age.
Pro golfer Zach Juhasz is a life lesson in can-do, and St. Luke’s University Health Network is proud to have him as one of its newest Community Ambassadors.
Instead of the report cards of our youth listing all of the subjects we have in school, an adult report card can include our top four or five priority areas. For example, perhaps your career is at an all-time successful high (A+), but your eating habits have taken a big hit working late hours and relying on drive-thru windows twice a day as your primary meal source. (Diet: D-)
