In 2017, the Akron Children’s Unity and Engagement Department and Akron Public Schools started the Akron Children’s Academy of Health and Human Services. The program helps students at Akron North High School learn about jobs in health care, child care, biomedical science and other health-related fields. In 2025, after seeing how the program helped students […]
Sharda’s amazing journey to Akron Children’s
The Akron Children’s campus has grown over the years, and it can be intimidating for new patients and their families. Thankfully, patient service representatives (PSRs) like Sharda Rai can help families check in for appointments and find their way around the campus. If anyone knows what it’s like to be in unfamiliar territory, it’s Sharda. […]
Akron Public Schools (APS) students share what influences health in their community
Seeing a condemned house might not make most of us think twice. For Xavier, a sophomore at the East Community Learning Center (CLC), seeing such a building alarmed him.“When I first moved here from Europe, I’d never seen something like this before,” he explained. “I chose this issue because I want to spread awareness about […]
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 was the first organization/employer to partner with Akron Public Schools in creating the Akron Children’s Academy of Health and Human Services at North High School in 2018. As a result, a variety […]
