Community Health & Wellness

Clark State and Mercy Health provide self-care options for employees

Mercy Health and Clark State College are making employee self-care a priority.

Latest in Community Health & Wellness
Black History Month celebrated through recipes, health conversation

Clark State College needs soul food recipes for a community cookbook, and the college and Mercy Health are partnering for a virtual event about health in the black community.

Carolyn Kearns Young devoted to health, wellness of her hometown communities

Carolyn Kearns Young is happy to be serving her hometown in her role as Director of Community Health for Mercy Health - Springfield.

Local contract tracers working hard to keep up with growing COVID-19 numbers

Contact tracing can help limit the spread of COVID-19 with quarantines, and local contract tracers are facing the challenge of keeping up with  positive cases on the rise.

Flu vaccines are important now more than ever

Doctors say getting your flu shot helps not only you avoid the flu but also helps the community by keeping flu hospital visits down to make room for a possible COVID-19 increase.

Brittany York lead the Civics Essential trivia series.
A virtual pivot: Year two of Civics Essential ends with online game nights

Initially, trivia events were supposed to take place at 14 libraries across Ohio. Stay-at-home orders brought those plans to a halt, but the resulting platform was still a success.

Local artist uses porch portraits to document families as they are during coronavirus pandemic

When the coronavirus pandemic caused Vicki Rulli's business to take pause, she decided to go a different route for the time being. Many routes, actually - throughout Springfield's neighborhoods taking porch portraits.

Touted as the largest paved network of trails in the United States, the Miami Valley Bike Trails are an asset for the region and the state, a benefit of living in Springfield and, once tourism resumes, an attraction for out-of-town cyclists.
Can Springfield be Ohio’s next bike hub? Cycling advocates see potential in area’s bike trails

Springfield and Clark County are central to bike trails leading both north and south through Ohio. Local trails can provide quality outdoor space and bring tourists and bike enthusiasts to explore more of what our city and region have to offer.

Brother Paul Quenon
A monk shares his lessons from a life of quiet contemplation

Social distancing is new to many of us, but for Brother Paul Quenon, it’s been his life for 61 years.

Need help or want to help? Here’s “The Hub’s” COVID-19 resource guide

Confused about where to go for the latest pandemic information and help? Here's a localized list to get you started.

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