Thursday,
May 27, at
8:30pm EDT. The 30-minute live community discussion will take a deeper dive into the startling statistics and racial disparities outlined in the Pulitzer Center-supported documentary
The Battle for One, which will be aired on WGTE directly preceding the town hall.
The town hall will feature a panel of experts, including Dr.
D Angela Pitts, maternal-fetal medicine OB-GYN;
Christina Rodriguez, executive director of Mom s House Toledo; and
Eric J. Zgodzinski, health commissioner at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. The discussion will be moderated by journalist
Bill Harris.
The event aims to present an open conversation about the correlation between race and infant mortality and the steps that can be taken to help African American babies born in Lucas County reach their first birthday.
Shot and a beer | Local brewery offering a free beer to those who get vaccinated at Tuesday event
Earnest Brew Works on S. Detroit Avenue is offering the vaccines at an event on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 10:26 PM EDT May 10, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio If you re into free beer and shots, Earnest Brew Works in south Toledo has an offer for you. But maybe you should read on so you know what to expect.
The popular brewery is teaming up with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Dept. to offer free coronavirus vaccines shots and free beer.
It s a program called Take a Shot, Get a Beer.
Galion city health commissioner resigns
GALION The City of Galion will be seeking a new health commissioner.
Mayor Tom O’Leary, chairperson of the board of health, said Galion City Health Department Commissioner Trish Factor submitted a letter of resignation to the board of health during its meeting on Tuesday, April 13. Her resignation is effective May 10, O’Leary said.
Factor has served as Galion health commissioner since March 2015. Prior to joining the Galion City Health Department, Factor served as the public health accreditation coordinator for the Wood County Health District. She worked for seven years as an emergency response planner for the Wood, Crawford, and Seneca health departments. Her professional background includes working as a health educator/disaster planner for the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department.
Volunteers allow COVID-19 vaccine clinics to move forward across Ohio
If you ve been to a vaccine clinic, you ve probably noticed how easy and smooth the process is. Most of people running those clinics are volunteers. Author: Amy Steigerwald Updated: 4:58 PM EDT April 14, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio Health care workers have been giving the community their all nonstop over the past year, and they re not done yet. If you ve been to a vaccine clinic, you ve probably noticed how easy and smooth the process is. And believe it or not, the people running those clinics are all volunteers. Today my position is over here with the wheelchairs to help the people who have mobility problems come in and help them through the process, said volunteer nurse Antoinette Bourn.
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