Below is a list of providers and contacts from many of the exhibitors -- The Akron Area YMCA recently hosted a Senior Health Fair at its 4477 E. Market St. University Park location in Akron. There were children’s activities, container gardening, blood pressure checks, ask-a-doc, health screenings and giveaways. The Senior Health Fair provided residents with an … [Read more...]
Women’s Endowment Fund awards $98,500 to women’s and girls’ causes
Grants support health and wellness, safety, financial empowerment programs -- The Women’s Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation recently awarded $98,500 to 15 nonprofit organizations that improve life for Summit County’s women and girls. This latest round of grants was ratified by Akron Community Foundation’s board at its recent quarterly meeting, bringing the fund’s … [Read more...]
Psychiatrist, concert pianist offers window into creative process for ‘Music and the Mind’
Music and the Mind combines mental health discussion with classical performance -- The percentage of people working as artists who suffer with mental illness is generally much higher than people working in other fields, says renowned Psychiatrist and Concert Pianist Dr. Richard Kogan, who on Saturday, Feb. 6 will be at EJ Thomas Hall in Akron to speak about mental health and … [Read more...]
Local fund supports critical orthopaedic research
An astounding one in three people will suffer from arthritis or joint deterioration in their lifetime, according to Dr. Scott Weiner, director of the orthopaedic surgery department at Summa Health System in Akron. The department sees thousands of patients in a year, but one very special one stands out in Weiner’s mind. In the early 1970s, James G. Robertson, an officer at … [Read more...]
