When a teacher at North High School wanted to show her students how geometry could be used outside the classroom, she turned to an orthopedic surgeon at Akron Children’s Hospital. The surgeon demonstrated how he frequently uses angles to measure the curvature of the spine to diagnose scoliosis. This is one of the many ways […]
Akron Children’s education and wellness garden opens with food pantry to follow
As part of an effort to help patients who don’t have access to fresh produce, Akron Children’s has opened an education and wellness garden to fill this void. “What better way to help our patients who live in food deserts or who have chronic health conditions like diabetes make the connection that healthy food comes […]
Nurturing Families Program helps people make healthy parenting choices
When Crystal Colbert became a first-time mom to her son, Cairo, she had a lot of parenting questions. “I had a best friend who had gone through Akron Children’s Nurturing Families Program, and she spoke very highly of it,” says Crystal. “The Nurturing Families Program, a program of the hospital’s External Affairs department, is a […]
Job offer to North High graduate is first for hospital’s partnership with APS
As a student at North High School, So Ma Ya had lots of opportunities to learn about careers in health care. Akron Children’s Hospital’s was the first organization/employer to partner with Akron Public Schools in creating the Akron Children’s Hospital Academy of Health and Human Services at North High School in 2018. As a result, […]
Community Outreach adjusts to meet unique needs during pandemic summer
While they can’t hold large-group events like they have in the past, the hospital’s Community Outreach team is meeting the needs of the community in new and creative ways this pandemic summer. One new program involves getting fresh fruits and vegetables in the hands – and bellies – of low-income families. Another distributes activity kits […]
