This episode of Health Matters features special guests Renee Meyer LPCC and Molly Frantz LPC with the Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Program of Aultman Hospital.

What is IOP?

IOP is an intensive level of behavioral health counseling, which is held daily. This group-based program promotes independence, encourages individual empowerment within a person’s recovery, and provides opportunities to improve a person’s quality of life through increasing awareness, knowledge and a solution-focused perspective.

How do I know if I need more than a counselor?

It is important to seek a higher level of care such as the Aultman IOP when symptoms become overwhelming, interfere with daily functioning or relationships or when any of the following may occur:

• Transitioning from inpatient to outpatient mental healthcare

• Managing acute symptoms to prevent an inpatient hospital admission

• Interrupting an increase in mental health symptoms

• Needing added support to cultivate structure and consistent routine to improve daily functioning 

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Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery

Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. I’m your pharmacist, Paul White. We’re glad you joined us. Before we begin, I’d like to thank our sponsors, Aultman Health Systems, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and Liquidations.

Today, Brad White and I are broadcasting from our administrative offices and our guests are Elena Aslanides (As-lan-EE-deez)-Kandis, Suicide, and Community Response Coordinator, and Justina Gorman, Coalition & Community Development Coordinator, both with Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Board.

Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the U.S. since 1949. Every year during the month of May our goal is to raise awareness about mental health. It’s an opportunity for all of us to come together and remember the inherent value we each hold — no matter our diagnosis, appearance, socioeconomic status, background, or ability. We want every person out there to know that if all you did was wake up today, that’s more than enough. No matter what, you are inherently worthy of more than enough life, love, and healing. Showing up, just as you are, for yourself and the people around you is more than enough.

we are happy to share this time with Elena and Justina from Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, a multi-faceted county behavioral health board comprised of expert professionals, dedicated volunteers, and concerned community leaders.  Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery believes in hope, wellness, and recovery for everyone.

We’d like to remind our listeners that today’s program is also available on our podcast. Look for Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy in your favorite podcast app and please subscribe.

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Tune in to learn more about how to Raise Mental Health Awareness:

• What is the “Safe Home” program?

• What’s another key component of the Safe Home concept?

• What about the warning signs for suicide?

• How can we talk to our children and help them to be aware of Suicide?

• What do mean by substances?

• How can we do helping to prevent suicide by paying attention to things in our homes.?

• What do mean by Letha?

• How do define “TIME” and “DISTANCE”?

• Are firearms responsible for a large number of suicides?

• In terms of the Safe Home concept, what are the safest ways to store a gun?

• How do we identify when someone’s going through something?

• Sports Betting is newly legal in Ohio. Is that a new concern?

Thank you to our guests, Elena Aslanides (As-lan-EE-deez)-Kandis, Suicide and Community Response Coordinator and Justina Gorman, Coalition & Community Development Coordinator, both with Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Board. We would like to remind our listeners, if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your health care provider. Thanks to our sponsors Aultman Health Systems, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and LIquidations. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy.

Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.

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In this weekly podcast episode, We will talk with Dr. Drake and learn about the Causes, Risk factors for Alzheimer’s, along with Diagnosis and Treatment. 

Risk Factors for Memory Loss Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnosis & Treatment

Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. I’m Pharmacist, Paul White. We’re glad you joined us. Before we begin, I’d like to thank our sponsors, Aultman Health Systems, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and Liquidations. Today Brad White and Paul White are broadcasting from our administrative offices and our guest is, Dr. Ryan Drake, Neurologist at Neurocare Center and Principal Investigator at Neuroscience Research Center. Dr. Drake is board certified in neurology, neuromuscular medicine, and electrodiagnostic medicine.

Early intervention is critical so it is important that we learn how to recognize signs and symptoms that we should bring to our doctor’s attention.

Dementia is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60-80% of dementia cases and today more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined, with deaths from Alzheimer’s increasing 145% since the year 2000. While Alzheimer’s is a familiar term, more than 80% of Americans know little about or are not familiar with mild cognitive impairment, which can be an early stage of Alzheimer’s.

We’d like to remind our listeners that today’s program is also available on our podcast which can be downloaded from the app store on your mobile phone. Look for Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy and you can listen to any of our programs, anytime.

Also, Listen to the Episode on your Favorite Podcast Platform

Tune in to Learn About The Risk Factors, Diagnosis & Treatment of Memory Loss & Alzheimer's Diseases

• What is Alzheimer’s disease and how is it different from dementia?

• What causes Alzheimer’s disease?

• Are there stages of Alzheimer’s disease?

• How to do diagnose Alzheimer’s or other memory disorders?

• How many people have Alzheimer’s in our community?

• How does that compare to other diseases?

• What are the risk factors for Alzheimer’s?

• Is there anything we can do to prevent Alzheimer’s?

• What types of patients are enrolling in Alzheimer’s clinical trials?

• How long are clinical trials for Alzheimer’s?

• Are there any specific requirements for an Alzheimer’s trial?

• What does the future hold for Alzheimer’s research?

Thank you to our guest, Dr. Ryan Drake, Neurologist at Neurocare Center and Principal Investigator at Neuroscience Research Center. We’d like to remind our listeners if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your healthcare provider. Thanks to our sponsors Aultman Health Systems, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and LIquidations. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy.

Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.

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Health Matters is a weekly radio show sponsored by the Medicine Center Pharmacy on WHBC 1480 AM in Canton, Ohio. This episode pharmacists Brad White and Paul White discuss social media's impact on mental health with Leslie Korns, Licensed Social Worker and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Sarah Garbrandt, Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Independent Clinical Dependency Counselor both with Chrysalis Counseling Center.

Join us on this program to learn answers to these questions:

1. When it comes to screen time and social media time, how much time is too much?

2. Is it even possible to limit social media time that much with our kids?

3. Why would a person feel more isolated or alone when they are communicating with someone online?

4. How does one monitor the appropriateness of all the things that their kids look at?

5. How does being on social media promote anxiety or depression?

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Thanks for listening today! We’d like to remind our listeners, if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your healthcare provider. Thanks to our sponsors Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, Studio Arts & Glass. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.

Health Matters is a weekly radio show sponsored by the Medicine Center Pharmacy on WHBC 1480 AM in Canton, Ohio. This episode pharmacists Brad White and Paul White discuss Remote Learning Health and Wellness with Krista Allison from Stark Education Partnerships/Great Start for Great Futures and Pattie Fetzer from the Stark County Educational Service Services.

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Have YOU gotten your kit yet?

Kids CARE Kits are FREE for families with children from birth through age 5.

The kit is designed to provide simple and fun ways to engage children and families in learning activities at home.

Language, literacy, health and social emotional resources are included in each kit.

There are 500 kits available for Stark County families.

Pick up locations:

Medicine Center Pharmacy - 2526 West Tuscarawas in Canton

Medicine Center Pharmacy - 700 West Main Street in Louisville

Medicine Center Pharmacy- 251 East Street in Minerva

Stark Main Library- 715 Market Avenue North in Canton

Have questions?

For more information or help finding a pick up location near you, please contact:

Early Childhood Resource Center 330-491-3272 or Erika Stafford Stark Education Partnership 234-200-8115

GSGF wishes to thank the following donors:

Aultman Hospital

Canton Health Department

City of Canton

Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Early Childhood Resource Center

Help Me Grow

Medicine Center Pharmacy

OSU Stark Extension EFNEP Program

PNC Bank

Stark County Community Action

Agency Head Start/EHS

Stark County Educational Service Center

Stark Education Partnership

Stark Library

Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery

Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority

State Support Team Region 9

THRIVE

United Way of Greater Stark County and our community

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Thanks for listening today! We’d like to remind our listeners, if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your healthcare provider. Thanks to our sponsors Mercy Medical Center, Studio Arts & Glass. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.

Christopher Fogarty, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner for Mercy Medical Center will be on News-Talk 1480 WHBC'’s Health Matters radio program this Friday (July 31).

Christopher will discuss the stigma attached to mental health issues and will give listeners advice on ways to cope with the anxiety and stress brought on by COVID-19.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  These are powerful words.  It’s important to measure how common mental illness is, so we can understand its physical, social and financial impact — and so we can show that no one is alone.

1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year
1 in 25 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year
1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-34

Most people who experience mental health problems recover fully, or can live with and manage them, especially if they get help early on.

But even though so many people are affected, there is a strong social stigma attached to mental ill health, and people with mental health problems can experience discrimination in all aspects of their lives.

In this podcast we will talk with Chris about mental health initiatives in our community and reducing the stigma attached to mental health conditions.

This episode is sponsored by Mercy Medical Center and Studio Arts and Glass.

You can find all our Health Matters Podcasts here:  iTunes   Google Play  Stitcher

Health Matters is hosted by Pharmacists Paul White and Brad White from the  Medicine Center Pharmacy, the program will runs live from 9:05am - 10am each Friday. .

Health Matters is a weekly radio show sponsored by the Medicine Center Pharmacy on WHBC 1480 AM in Canton, Ohio. This episode pharmacists Brad White and Paul White discuss the mental health effects of COVID-19 on our community with Dr. Margaret DeLillo-Storey, Clinical Counselor for Perry Local Schools.

You can find all our Health Matters Podcasts here:  iTunes   Google Play  Stitcher

As the number of cases of COVID-19 increase, so does the associated anxiety. For the general public, the mental health effects of COVID-19 are as important to address as are the physical health effects. For one in five who already have mental health conditions - or the one in two who are at risk of developing them - we need to take personal, professional, and policy measures now to address them.

We speak with Dr. DeLillo-Story and learn how to identify and name the emotions that we are experiencing and talk about how best to help each other.

Video from our Zoom Interview

You Are Not Alone. There is Help Available.

Crisis Intervention and Recovery Center 24/7 Help 330-452-6000

Crisis Intervention (Youth Mobile - comes to home) 330-452-6000

Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 24/7 Help 800-273-8255

Opiate Hotline - 330-454-HELP (4357)

Children’s Protective Services - 330-455-5437

Text for Hope 24/7 Help - 741-741

Perry Police Department 330-478-5121 (Call 911 for 24/7 help)

Canton Police Department 330-649-5800

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Most people who experience mental health problems recover fully, or can live with and manage them, especially if they get help early on.

But even though so many people are affected, there is a strong social stigma attached to mental ill health, and people with mental health problems can experience discrimination in all aspects of their lives.

We will talk with Chris Fogarty, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Mercy Medical Center about mental health initiatives in our community and reducing the stigma attached to mental health conditions.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  These are powerful words.  It’s important to measure how common mental illness is, so we can understand its physical, social and financial impact — and so we can show that no one is alone.

1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year
1 in 25 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year
1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year
Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-34

Community Resources:

Mental Health First Aid Training

Mercy Medical Center Plain Chris Fogarty Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner