WOODLAWN, OH (FOX19) -  The HealthCare Connection’s 7th annual 5K Walk to Wellness & Spring into Health! Fair will celebrate the organization’s 45th Anniversary of serving the community.  This event is a celebration of this major milestone and THCC’s efforts to promote healthy lifestyles. This untimed 5k walk is designed to be enjoyed by everyone, no matter what their fitness level might be.

This year’s walk is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, from 8:45 am to noon, with the untimed walk beginning at 10 am.  A beautifully-landscaped, 3.1 mile walking course is available in Glenwood Gardens on Springfield Pike, complete with wetlands, prairies, meadows, and an array of spring flowers.  Shorter loops are also available for walkers. The health fair will feature a variety of exhibitors who will provide important health information ranging from insurance and health care options to nutrition and disease prevention. 

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - More than 28 million Americans are estimated to have some form of hearing loss. As part of Better Hearing and Speech Month, UC Health audiologists will offer free hearing screenings from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at the West Chester Physicians Office and Thursday, May 3, at the Clifton Physicians Office. Screenings will be offered at both locations from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 4.

Hearing screenings are available to anyone concerned about hearing damage or interested in learning their own hearing levels, says Lockhart, who serves as director of audiology in UC’s Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

But she especially advises individuals age 40 or older to get their hearing screened, preferably once a year.  That’s because people over 40 are statistically more likely to have hearing loss—three in 10 people over 60 have hearing loss, and one in six baby boomers has a problem with hearing.

NEWTOWN, OH (FOX19) - To commemorate the 35th anniversary of its founding, Meridian Bioscience Inc. is funding a $5,000 annual scholarship to support a deserving student each year at Cincinnati State.

Meridian CEO Jack Kraeutler announced the scholarship – named in honor of company Executive Chairman and Founder William “Bill” Motto – during a celebration with employees at the company’s Newtown headquarters.