Today’s youth sports culture places a high emphasis on getting better, faster and stronger, all while playing and training for some sports year-round. To keep up, many young athletes turn to supplements promising greater performance and improved hydration to excel in their sport. Teens are taking Liquid I.V.® for mega hydration in hopes of increasing […]
Heather Edwards named 2024 Liaison of the Year for championing school nurse certification in Ohio
Akron Children’s Heather Edwards, clinical coordinator, school-based health services, has been named 2024 Liaison of the Year by the National Board for Certification of School Nurses (NBCSN) for her work promoting certification on the state level. NBCSN’s mission is to advance the health and learning of students and the wellness of the school community through […]
Akron Children’s providers honored for lifesaving act
In a display of quick thinking and professional expertise, Akron Children’s school-based health services staff members, Patty Kidwell, MA, and Beth Wyslutsky, RN, were recently honored for their lifesaving actions during a student’s severe allergic reaction at Tallmadge Elementary School. The incident occurred in the school cafeteria when a second grader unknowingly consumed a granola […]
Akron Children’s nurses awarded 2024 Ohio G.R.I.T. awards for transformative leadership in school-based health services
School-Based Health Services is celebrating nurse practitioner Allison Lantz and the department’s director, Michele Wilmoth, on their recent G.R.I.T. awards. Alison received the 2024 G.R.I.T. Provider Award and Michele the School Administrator Award by the Ohio School-Based Health Alliance, recognizing their genuine, resilient, innovative and tenacious contributions to school-based health care. Since 2013, Michele has […]
Akron Children’s Nurturing Families Program grows its healthy parenting initiative to reach more Ohio counties
Akron Children’s External Affairs has offered a Nurturing Families Program (NFP) to expecting couples, parents and caregivers of children birth to 5 years old since 2016. The free program is a partnership between Akron Children’s and Ohio Children’s Trust Fund and is designed to teach individuals and families new ways to make healthy parenting choices. […]
How Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects breastfeeding
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS can not only impact your ability to get and stay pregnant, it can also affect your ability to breastfeed. Dr. Carly Dulabon, director of Breastfeeding Medicine at Akron Children’s shares what you should know about PCOS and breastfeeding. What is PCOS? PCOS is a hormonal imbalance that occurs in women. […]
