Allentown Health Bureau

People looking to dispose of unused or expired medications will have an opportunity to do so this weekend, at multiple locations around the Lehigh Valley. WDIY's Sarit Laschinsky has more.

Allentown has announced a new interpreter pilot program to improve communication between health workers and residents. WDIY’s Shamus McGroggan has more.

The Allentown Health Bureau will be holding two monkeypox vaccination clinics, including one this week. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk has named a longtime city employee to fill the Chief Operating officer position. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

A partnership between the Allentown Health Bureau and local organizations will be providing free Narcan to the community starting this Friday. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has the details.

The Allentown Health Bureau will be offering free syphilis tests on the next two Wednesdays, as state officials have identified that rates of the sexually transmitted infection are on the rise across Pennsylvania. WDIY's Sarit Laschinsky has more.

WDIY's Sarit Laschinsky speaks with Vicky Kistler, Director of the Allentown Health Bureau about how local efforts to immunize the community have been proceeding, the need to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and its variants, and why people who previously contracted COVID still need to get the jab.

The Allentown Health Bureau will be holding Monday through Friday vaccination clinics at its 245 N. Sixth St. location to administer COVID-19 and adult and pediatric flu shots starting Nov. 15. WDIY's Sarit Laschinsky has more.

St. Luke’s University Health Network and the Allentown Health Bureau will begin administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11. WDIY’s James Johnson has more.

Allentown city agencies will be collecting and safely disposing of unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medicine this Saturday. WDIY’s Mike Flynn has more.