When Heather Peterson and her family moved from Lake City, PA to Warren, OH in Nov. 2023, they were looking for a fresh start. With 6 kids to enroll in school, Heather didn’t have time to look for a pediatrician, so she was pleasantly surprised to learn about Akron Children’s School Based Health Services (SBHS) […]
School-Based Health Services expands services to improve access to care for all kids
School-Based Health Services provides kids with quick and easy medical care where they are — at school. With services in 43 school districts across 10 northeast Ohio counties, Akron Children’s school nurses serve as advocates for student health and wellness, while helping them manage medical needs in the school setting. With a goal to improve […]
CNP Kristy Pandrea is grateful to call Akron Children’s home
Akron Children’s Promise to “treat every child as our own” is not just an expression, but a motto Kristy Pandrea, CNP, is proud to live by as Akron Children’s newest certified nurse practitioner in School-Based Health Services. Being on the promise’s receiving end as a former NICU patient and now as a parent of a […]
School-Based Health Services is Carrie Miller’s role of a lifetime
If it weren’t for a successful career in medicine, Carrie Miller, CNP, would be a musical entertainer. She spent her high-school career as a lead singer and performer in school productions, a jazz band and madrigal singing group. To this day, she still gets a taste of the bright lights and excitement from live theater […]
Crestwood school health team a real lifesaver
When Sue Johnson reported to work on April 6 at Crestwood Primary School in Mantua, she expected it to be like any other day in her role as an administrative assistant. “I had duty from 8:40-9:05 a.m. and then went back to my office to get some paperwork together for Sherry Peters, our director of […]