Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Moves into New Office in Upper Darby

Media Contact:
Aubrey Proud
(610) 447-6171
Aubrey.Proud@crozer.org

Dec. 18, 2014 (Upper Darby, Pa) – The Delaware County WIC Program’s Upper Darby Clinic through Crozer-Keystone recently moved to the Barclay Square Shopping Center at 1500 Garrett Road, Suite 20, Upper Darby, Pa 19082.  The clinic is now located behind the Crozer-Keystone Outpatient Center for Therapy and Sports Medicine within the Shopping Center.  The clinic was previously located at One South State Road, Upper Darby.

The clinic is open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4 p.m., and on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30-5:30 p.m.  Appointments are required.  The new office phone number is (610) 394-4821. 

The Delaware County WIC program assists Pennsylvania residents with nutrition education, nutritious foods, breastfeeding support and healthcare referrals.  To qualify, applicants must have a medical or nutritional risk, have a household gross income less than 185 percent of the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines, and fall into one of the following categories:

• Pregnant women
• Women who have given birth within the last six months
• Women who are breastfeeding infants under twelve months of age
• Infants and children, including foster children, up to their 5^th birthday

The two additional offices for WIC are located in Chester (2600 West 9^th Street) and Springfield (1260 East Woodland Avenue, Suite 211).

For more information about WIC or to schedule a WIC appointment, call the Delaware County WIC Appointment Line at (610) 497-7660 or visit http://wicwins.crozerkeystone.org.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department.  (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form.  You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form.  Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Poster Contest

Crozer-Keystone and Philadelphia Union Create Delaware County Poster Contest

Through Kicks for Kids Program

March 28, 2014 (Chester, Pa) – Crozer-Keystone Health System and the Philadelphia Union have created a Delaware County poster contest for local students to demonstrate their artistic skills and win tickets for the New England Revolution vs. Philadelphia Union soccer game at PPL Park on May 17. A total of 50 tickets will be awarded by Crozer-Keystone to 13 talented students and their families, through the Philadelphia Union’s Kicks for Kids program.   

This contest is open to all Delaware County students between the ages of 7 to 12, as of May 17. The students will be judged in three age divisions (7-8, 9-10, 11-12), and are asked to create a poster with the theme of “Soccer, Health and Community.” Posters can not be larger than 18” X 24” and only markers, pens, crayons and/or pencils are to be used. All completed posters should have a label placed in the lower right hand corner with the child’s name, child’s gender, age as of May 17, school, parent’s name(s), and contact phone number.

All posters should be dropped off in the main lobby of the Crozer Medical Plaza at Brinton Lake, 300 Evergreen Drive, Glen Mills, Pa, between March 28 and April 25, in a bin marked “Delaware County Poster Contest.” The Medical Plaza is open Monday to Thursday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Saturday and Sunday. If you are unable to drop off the poster at the Crozer Medical Plaza, you may scan the poster to ckhspublicrelations@crozer.org.

During the week of April 28, Crozer-Keystone will determine the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th place winners for each of the three age divisions plus one honorable mention student.  A parent for each of the thirteen students will be contacted and arrangements will be made to provide four tickets to the May 17 game for each winner, and two tickets for the honorable mention student. The winning artwork along with the names of the students will be posted on the social media sites and websites for both Crozer-Keystone and the Philadelphia Union during the month of May.

  

Kicks for Kids is a national marketing platform through Major League Soccer that enables teams to develop community outreach programs with corporate partners. The Philadelphia Union launched this program in 2014 with Crozer-Keystone as the first corporate partner. In addition to the Delaware County poster contest winners, Crozer-Keystone has agreed to donate additional 2014 Philadelphia Union tickets for local organizations that include: Soccer for Success, Boys & Girls Club of Chester, Wellness Center at Community Hospital, Unionville Recreational Association, Drexel Hill Raiders, and Kids Asthma Management Program.

For more information on the community service programs available through the Philadelphia Union, visit www.philadelphiaunion.com. For more information on Crozer-Keystone Health System, visit www.crozerkeystone.org.  

January is National Blood Donor Month

Blood is usually in short supply during the winter months due to the holidays, travel schedules, bad weather and illness. January, in particular, is a difficult month for blood centers to collect donations. Poor turnouts can put our nation’s blood supply at a critical low. The AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks), along with America’s Blood Centers, is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the importance of voluntary blood donation. Every day in the United State, blood is needed in hospitals to care for patients with cancer and other diseases, for organ transplant recipients, and to help save the lives of accident and trauma victims. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.


Facts About Blood: 

• More than 38,000 blood donations are needed each day.
• Blood can be separated into at least three components: red blood cells, plasma, and platelets.
• Just one blood donation can help save up to three lives.
• 60% of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood, but only 5 % actually donate.
• Blood and blood products are perishable. Donated red blood cells must be used within 42 days of collection

A blood donation truly is a “gift of life” that a healthy individual can give to others who are sick or injured.

Continue your holiday giving and donate now!

To learn more about blood donation visit www.aabb.org. To find areas in your community where you can donate blood, visit https://www.membersforlife.org/pennj/schedule/bdc_zip.php to search by zip code.

Shop for a Cause

FIND THE MAGIC

OF GIVING BACK

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Shop For A Cause has partnered with Delaware County Memorial Hospital to support our ongoing programs and services.  Purchase a $5 Shopping Pass* for exclusive savings (25% off) in every Macy’s store and online at macys.com on Saturday, August 24^th and the DCMH and the Delco Memorial Foundation will keep 100% of the proceeds.  Plus you can enter to win a $500 Macy’s Gift Card.

Since 2006, Macy’s Shop For A Cause Event has partnered with non-profit organizations nationwide to raise more than $45 million for their ongoing charitable efforts.  This is your chance to be part of this monumental event on Saturday, August 24, 2013.

* Pass is good on Polo, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Michael Kors, Waterford, Lauren and many other brands that are normally excluded from regular Macy’s coupons.  Some restrictions do apply.   Pass good on 8/24/13 only.

To Purchase a Pass for you, a friend or family member, please contact Kim Grochowski at the Delco Memorial Foundation – 610-284-8782 or at Kimberly.Grochowski@Crozer.org

Go Blue

Crozer-Keystone ‘Goes Blue’ with a Range of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Events

Crozer-Keystone Health System, a longtime leader in cancer treatment and gastrointestinal health, has planned a range of activities to raise awareness and provide education about colorectal cancer and how it can be prevented and treated.

Here is a full listing of programs taking place throughout March:

• March 1: “Dress in Blue Day.” Employees at Crozer-Keystone sites will wear blue in recognition of Colorectal Cancer Month. Informational tables will be set up in the cafeterias from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• March 4: Informational tables, “Get in the Game,” Healthplex® Sports Club, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

• March 7: Lunch and Learn Education Program, “Colorectal Cancer: A Preventable Disease,” Springfield Hospital, Lower Level Conference Room, noon. Lunch will be provided, Speaker: To be announced.

• March 12: An Education Program, “The Importance of Screenings,” St. Charles Borromeo Ladies Auxiliary Church Hall (3400 Dennison Ave., Drexel Hill), 7:30 p.m. Speaker: Patti Hollenback, R.N., nurse navigator.

• March 15: Lunch and Learn Education Program, “Colorectal Cancer: A Preventable Disease,” Crozer-Chester Medical Center, NE Conference Room #2, noon. Lunch will be provided. Speaker: Michael Farber, M.D., CKHS gastroenterologist.

• March 18: An Education Program, “Colorectal Cancer: The Importance of Screenings,” Haverford Township Free Library (1601 Darby Rd., Havertown), 7 p.m. Speaker: Patti Hollenback, R.N.

• March 19: Lunch and Learn Education Program, “Colorectal Cancer: A Preventable Disease,” Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Meeting Room A, noon. Lunch will be provided/ Speaker: Brian Karp, M.D., CKHS gastroenterologist.

• March 26: Lunch and Learn Education Program, “Colorectal Cancer: A Preventable Disease,” Taylor Hospital, Classrooms A and B, noon. Lunch will be provided. Speaker: Ingram Roberts, M.D., CKHS gastroenterologist.

• March 27: An Education Program, “Frankly Speaking: A Program for Survivor and their Families,” DCMH, classrooms A/C, Registration and light dinner, 5:30 p.m. Program: 6 to 8 p.m., Speakers: To be announced.

• March 28: An Education Program, “Colorectal Cancer: A Preventable Disease”, Crozer-Keystone Regional Cancer Center at Brinton Lake (500 Evergreen Drive, Glen Mills). Registration and light dinner, 5:30 p.m.; Program, 6 to 8 p.m. Speaker: Michael Davis, D.O., CKHS gastroenterologist

For more information and to register for any of these events, call (610) 284-8158.

March is National Nutrition Month®

Crozer-Keystone Health System is proud to join the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics during March in celebrating National Nutrition Month^®. This year’s National Nutrition Month theme is “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” and encourages consumers to develop a healthful eating plan that incorporates individual food choices and preferences.

Here are a few ways to “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” from the food and nutrition experts at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:

·         Personalize your eating style: The easiest way to get the nutrients your body needs is to eat healthy foods you enjoy. Finding good-for-you foods that please your taste makes eating healthfully special and exciting.

·         Eat for your lifestyle: Athletic, vegetarian/vegan, corporate and family lifestyles all have special nutritional needs, but eating right can be easy and tasty with attention to those foods that best help get you through the day.

·         Incorporate cultural and ethnic traditions: Foods from around the globe often incorporate an abundance of unique, flavorful and nourishing ingredients. Keep traditions alive and bring the world to your family’s table.

·         Keep health concerns in mind: A healthful eating plan can help prevent and treat a variety of health concerns. With some changes to recipes and a little self-control, you can still enjoy many of your favorite foods while meeting your nutritional needs and health goals.

·         Make MyPlate your plate: Fill half of your plate with your favorite fruits and vegetables; keep protein portions lean and about three ounces; make at least half of your grain choices whole grains; and be sure to include low-fat or fat-free dairy.

As part of this public education campaign, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ National Nutrition Month website ( http://www.eatright.org/nnm/)  includes a variety of helpful tips, fun games, promotional tools and nutrition education resources, all designed to spread the message of good nutrition around the “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” theme.   

Crozer-Keystone Cardiovascular Days

Crozer-Keystone Health System is dedicated to reducing heart disease, vascular disease and stroke in the communities they serve. That is why they offer comprehensive “Cardiovascular Day” health fairs at four of their hospitals. Each of these events will provide free glucose/cholesterol screenings, blood pressure screenings, stroke risk assessments and healthy information and activities provided by a range of Crozer-Keystone departments.

 

Cholesterol and glucose screenings will take place from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Fasting is required with nothing to eat or drink past midnight.

The event will take place in Meeting Rooms A & C at Delaware County Memorial Hospital on Monday, February 25, 2013. The Health Fair is from 11 a.m. to noon. Heart Health Lunch and Learn will be offered at noon featuring a DCMH cardiologist. Lunch will be provided to all participants.

To register please call 610-284-8158.

Delaware County Memorial Hospital is located at 501 N. Lansdowne Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA.

Clear The Air!

Thinking About Quitting Smoking?  

Crozer-Keystone Health System and Ches-Penn Health Services Present

CLEAR THE AIR

This is free 6-session group led by experts who understand why you smoke.  The program uses a positive behavioral change approach that teaches you how to become a non-smoker for good.

For many smokers, especially those who have tried to quit before, group support can make the difference in helping to stay smoke-free.

FREE NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY is available to those who qualify.

Sessions will be held at The Upper Darby Municipal Branch Library located at 501 Bywood Avenue, Upper Darby.  This session begins on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 5:30 PM.

For more information and to register call:

CKHS Community Health Education at 610-447-6009

For more FREE resources please visit www.tobaccofreedelco.com

Clear The Air

Thinking About Quitting Smoking?

Crozer-Keystone Health System & ChesPenn Health Services will be hosting a FREE 6-session program led by experts who understand why you smoke.  The program uses a positive behavioral change approach that teaches you how to become a nonsmoker for good!

Free nicotine replacement therapy is available to those who qualify.

For more information or to register call CKHS Community Health Education at 610-447-6009.  Additional resources are available at www.tobaccofreedelco.com.

Classes will be held at The Municipal Branch Library beginning Thursday September 27th at 5PM.  Call the number above for additional classes.

Club Crozer Medical Careers - Summer Program for High School Students*

Do you see yourself working as a nurse or a pharmacist? Maybe you envision yourself helping people as a social worker, a paramedic or physical therapist. The medical field is wide open to talented, caring people who have a passion for helping others and a keen interest in the medical sciences.

Is a Medical Career Right for Me?

If this sounds like you, then Club Crozer is your chance to explore allied health and nursing career opportunities in the convenience of a summer workshop. Designed for junior and senior high school youth in the community with an interest in health care careers, Club Crozer offers a five-day, structured week of hands-on learning, emergency care provider training, team building and problem-solving exercises.

Club Crozer 2012

This year's program will be held June 25-29, 2012. Activities begin at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. and are held at:

Crozer Medical Plaza at Brinton Lake
300 Evergreen Drive, Glen Mills
More about Crozer Brinton Lake

Apply: Deadline is June 8, 2012

Space is limited and placement into the program is not guaranteed. To apply to the 2012 program, download the brochure and application below, complete the application, and mail it to:

Crozer-Chester Medical Center
EMS Department
One Medical Center Blvd.
Upland, PA  19013

Application Deadline: June 8, 2012

Additional information and a brochure can be found by clicking here.

Contact Club Crozer

·        eMail  clubcrozer@crozer.org

·        Call    610-447-6181

* Information from a press release received from Crozer Email Message