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Getting the shots you need for school doesn't just help keep your child healthy; they protect the community as well.

Review of childhood immunizations and school requirements

Parents are aware of the many issues involved in getting their infants, toddlers and school-aged children immunized in order to attend pre-K through 12 grade. The number of required vaccines keeps … more

By JAMES LOMAX, M.D. | 8/10/22

Eduardo Avila and his Wounded Warrior service dog, Raider

Service dogs and farmers' markets

ATI service dog is veteran’s best friend MONTICELLO, NY — When Eduardo Avila was wounded by an IED during his last combat tour in Iraq, he sustained permanent injuries which affected … more

8/9/22

The experience of racism is associated with lower memory scores and worse cognition in midlife and old age.

Poor memory, cognitive decline and racism

NATIONWIDE — Experiences of structural, interpersonal and institutional racism are associated with lower memory scores and worse cognition in midlife and old age, especially among Black … more

8/7/22

Babies breastfed by mothers in the Healthy MOMS program at the Wright Center had shorter stays in the NICU.

Healthy MOMS program makes a difference

NORTHEAST PA — Now there’s some data: breastfeeding and supportive care matter, especially for mothers with substance use disorders and their babies. The Wright Center for Community … more

8/4/22

Area leaders gathered to support the Center for Discovery's new biobehavioral and healthcare facility in Rock Hill.

Research to heal

ROCK HILL, NY — The Center for Discovery (CFD) could soon have a state-of-the-art biobehavioral and healthcare facility at the former Frontier Insurance building. The CFD purchased the … more

8/4/22

Promoting Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Awareness Month are staff members of the Waymart Family Health Center with seven-month-old Hunter and his mom, Desiree. Pictured are Melissa Rotella, left; Sally DeGori; Dr. T. J. Luma; Desiree with Hunter; Marci Kowalewski and Kelly Hoherchak.

Caring for cleft lips and palates in Waymart

WAYMART, PA — Every smile has a story, especially for seven-month-old Hunter Starbuck of Greenfield Township. The infant son of Desiree Esgro and Billy Starbuck, Hunter was born with a … more

8/4/22

Argyro Paspalas, Pike County resident, (center) was one of four winners in a random drawing of survey participants. She's accepting her gift card from Carol Kneier, Community Health manager, left; and Lisa Champeau, director of communications and development,right.

COVID, mental health top WMH health-needs survey

HONESDALE, PA — Programs to address COVID-19 concerns, both physical and mental, as well as other mental health services, topped a list of still-unmet needs in a recent Wayne Memorial Hospital … more

8/4/22

Picnic safely in the heat

PIKE COUNTY, PA — The warm months are here, and the Pike County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) wants to remind everyone, especially seniors, to be careful with food. Food delivered by county … more

8/4/22

Treating insect bites

We are enjoying our warmer summer season here in the Catskills. Besides the warm weather and sun, we are also experiencing stings and bites from a wide variety of insects, bees, wasps and flies. … more

By JAMES D. LOMAX | 8/4/22

The creative pivot

My friend Connie called me up the other day. She was alarmed. “There is a terrible picture of you on Facebook,” she said. “You need to get it taken down.” I had seen the … more

By LAURIE STUART | 8/3/22

Explaining the importance of breastfeeding. Pictured are Brittany Kimble RN and practice manager Kara Poremba RN.

HONESDALE, PA — The Women’s Health Center in Honesdale is celebrating World Breastfeeding Week, Monday, August 1 through Sunday, August 7, with an informational display … more

8/3/22

Marking the importance of community health centers. Pictured are Pike County commissioner Tony Waldron, left; Karen Arthur, WMCHC Pike Family Health Center supervisor; WMCHC finance director Robert Fortuner; Pike County commissioner Matt Osterberg; WMCHC director of clinical operations & quality Norma Nocilla; WMCHC administrative director Wynter Newman; and Gail Peterson, manager of the Pinnacle Family Health/Pike Family Health and the Tick-borne Disease & Wellness Center. Missing from photo: Pike commissioner Ron Schmalzle and WMCHC executive director Frederick Jackson.

Pike proclaims August 7-13 Health Centers Week

MILFORD, PA — Staff from Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers’ administration team and its Pike County centers were welcomed today in Milford by the Pike County Commissioners, who … more

8/3/22

Dance benefits Special Olympics

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY –– The Liberty Rotary Club will hold a dance to benefit the Special Olympics on Friday, July 29 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Loch Sheldrake Firemen’s Park on … more

7/23/22

The front yard of my house, heading for the airport.

An empty cage

Five years ago I sat on a mountain, a plateau really, for four days and four nights with four gallons of water. It was a vision quest. It was my intention to clear my mind and body before returning … more

By LAURIE STUART | 7/7/22

A list of health tips from the 1933 diary of Martha Schultz Smith of Eureka, NY.

Eat better

As July is National Culinary Arts Month, now seems like an opportune time to highlight the many benefits of a healthy diet. For those unfamiliar with the term, lifestyle medicine addresses the … more

By WALTER WANAS, LDN, The Wright Center for Community Health | 7/7/22

Marywood University architecture students pose with one of three planters they designed and built for Wayne Woodlands Manor.

Engaging patients with planters at Wayne Woodlands

WAYMART, PA — There are pinwheels you can spin, xylophone bars you can ring, solar-powered water walls, rope walls, vine walls and boxes to plant flowers from a wheelchair or standing up. … more

7/7/22

Linda LaSheen, the mother of a son living at New Hope Community, has been appointed to the New Hope board.

Healthcare hires

New board member at New Hope Community LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — New Hope Community, a nonprofit providing person-centered services and supports for people with intellectual and other … more

7/5/22

Vaccines for children aged six months to five years are available through WMCHC.

COVID vaccines for young kids, new WMH auxiliary members and more

COVID vaccine for young children at WMCHC WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) is now offering both Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to children as young … more

7/5/22

A bone marrow match will save Rose Bradwell's life. You might be able to help.

Help save Rose’s life

NEWBURGH, NY — Rose Bradwell is a 46-year-old wife and the mother of three daughters. She is battling leukemia and is in urgent need of a blood stem cell or bone marrow transplant in order to … more

6/8/22

Wayne County Dairy Princess Elektra Kehagias and Dairy Miss Zoey Tyler welcomed Adelin Hendrickson, the first baby born in June, National Dairy Month. Pictured are Kevin Hendrickson, left; Zoey Tyler; Katelin Dennis, holding Adelin; and Elektra Kehagias...

First baby in June, VetStock marks 10 years and more

VetStock celebrates 10 years PIKE COUNTY, PA — It’s been a decade since VetStock first began its mission to empower, enrich and improve the lives of veterans and their … more

6/8/22

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