{"id":113385,"date":"2022-08-23T21:42:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T01:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=113385"},"modified":"2022-08-23T21:42:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T01:42:47","slug":"capital-blue-cross-donates-250000-to-st-lukes-dental-van-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=113385","title":{"rendered":"CAPITAL BLUE CROSS DONATES $250,000 TO ST. LUKE\u2019S DENTAL VAN CAMPAIGN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo caption:\u00a0 Capital Blue Cross recently donated $250,000 check to help support St. Luke\u2019s Dental Van Campaign, which provides oral health services to children at schools throughout the Lehigh Valley.\u00a0 <\/span>At the recent check presentation are, from left: Elisha Pugliese, Capital Blue Cross account manager, Major Market; Chrissy Hixson, Capital Blue Cross manager, Corporate Social Responsibility; Susan Hubley, Capital Blue Cross vice president, Corporate Social Responsibility; David Skerpon, Capital Blue Cross senior vice president, Sales & Marketing; Mark Roberts, executive director, Star Community Health; Victoria Montero, network manager, Health Equity Initiatives & Adolescent Career Mentoring Programs, St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network (SLUHN); Patrick Bower, vice president, Development & External Affairs, SLUHN; and Kelly Chando, director of development, SLUHN.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Capital Blue Cross recently donated $250,000 to support the St.\u00a0Luke’s Dental Van Campaign. Over the next five years the funds will help replace an aging fleet of dental vans that visit schools throughout the Lehigh Valley to provide oral health services to students.<\/p>\n

The program provides much-needed dental care for those without insurance or access to reliable transportation at 40 schools within Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks, and Monroe counties. One-third of the children treated on the vans are not covered by health insurance, and about half of the children have never been to a dentist.<\/p>\n

For many students these vans are their only access to dental care.<\/p>\n

\u201cCapital Blue Cross is committed to improving the health and well-being of both our members and the communities they call home, and our ongoing work with St.\u00a0Luke’s reflects that commitment,” said\u00a0<\/strong>Capital Blue Cross Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing David Skerpon. \u201cThe dental van campaign will not only help keep kids healthy, but it will also help us reach children who otherwise might not be able to access preventive dental care that benefits entire families and communities.”<\/p>\n

Capital\u2019s support of the St. Luke\u2019s van is part of its larger commitment to improve dental health across Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. Since 2021,\u00a0Capital has committed $835,000 toward a variety of dental initiatives in its 21-county service area.<\/p>\n

Research shows that dental health and scholastic success are closely linked, and that untreated dental conditions can lead to pain, weight loss, missed school days and decreased self-esteem.<\/p>\n

Capital’s support of the dental van program is one of several ways the insurer collaborates with St.\u00a0Luke’s to bring high-quality, affordable care to the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n

The check presentation was held on Aug. 11 at the Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley (HCLV), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help low-income community members overcome obstacles\u00a0that accompany poverty, including access to healthcare.\u200b<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nJERRY REIMENSCHNEIDER
\nSenior Public Relations Specialist | Brand & Market Strategy
\nhttps:\/\/www.capbluecross.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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