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October 25, 2007
Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation--Palmerton to Hold Health Fair on November 6
Community Welcome for Free Health Screenings and Refreshments

Palmerton, PA—Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation will host a community health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, at 3295 Forest Inn Road in Palmerton. The health fair is free and open to the public.

Members of the community will be offered free health screenings for back and neck pain as well as balance and stroke risk. Complimentary food and beverages will be served and prizes will also be available.

Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation--Palmerton offers a wide range of services, including hand, back, neck, vestibular, spinal cord, stroke, amputee and arthritis rehabilitation, as well as orthopedic and speech therapy, pediatrics and occupational therapy for people of all ages.

For more information on the health fair or the services provided at Good Shepherd Outpatient Rehabilitation--Palmerton, please call 610-824-7440.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering a continuum of care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. More than 36,000 people come to Good Shepherd each year for specialized programs in stroke, orthopedics, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd provides rehabilitation services in 7 eastern Pennsylvania counties. Good Shepherd operates 14 outpatient sites, 4 inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, 2 long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities, an independent living facility, a Work Services division that provides employment training and job placement and a lifestyle products store called Rehability. Good Shepherd was founded in 1908 when The Rev. John and Estella Raker invited a disabled orphan named Viola into their Allentown, Pennsylvania, home. Good Shepherd is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For more information, visit www.goodshepherdrehab.org.