Safety Council Meeting - July 2025

Description

This month, we're excited to bring together two important topics that are interconnected: Hearing and Brain Health! You will hear from two speakers sharing details on how these topics affect your workplace and you personally.

MEETING TOPIC: 

"The Sound of Safety: Hearing Health by Hearing Life" - Our speaker will be covering safe noise levels, how to protect your ears around loud noises / in the work place and implications of hearing loss. 

"The Impact of Alzheimer's & Dementia in Our Community" - Today, more than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's and over 11 million are their unpaid caregivers - an escalating health crisis that affects many in our community. Join us for an informative program to learn about the impact of the disease, local resources, and ways you can join the fight against Alzheimer's and all other dementia.

Speakers: 

 Eleni Santarelli, Doctor of Audiology, with Hearing Life, grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and obtained her bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology & audiology from the University of Akron in 2017. She then went on to pursue her doctorate in Clinical Audiology at the Northeast Ohio Au.D Consortium. She did her fourth-year externship at the Columbus VA before completing her doctorate in May of 2021. Dr. Santarelli also obtained her certificate in Animal Audiology from the University of Cincinnati. She is licensed in the State of Ohio and is a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the Ohio Academy of Audiology. As a person who loves animals and sports, Dr. Santarelli can be found volunteering at the Cleveland Zoo, coaching basketball and cheering on Cleveland's pro teams in her free time.

Dr. Santarelli wants to help people hear better because it allows them to have full and meaningful social interactions with their friends, family and keeps them safe in unfamiliar environments. When she helps someone to hear better it makes her feel like she has made a positive difference in their life. 

 Laura Strader serves as a Program Manager for the Alzheimer's Association Greater East Ohio Chapter. Through her role she brings the association's free programs and services to constituents throughout Coshocton, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties.

Monthly Meeting Agenda 

11:30am - 12:00pm - Sign-in/Networking/Lunch Buffet
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Announcements/BWC updates/Presentation