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Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence
Digital ProducerExpertise: Digital storytelling, social media strategy, digital content creation, health, sports
Education: Cleveland State University - Bachelor of Arts
Ontario High School - Ontario, Ohio
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Experience:
Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence is a digital producer for Ideastream's engaged journalism team. Her journalism career began as a sports reporter for The Morning Journal in Lorain, Ohio, before she joined Cleveland's WKYC-TV as a digital producer. She also spent time in the higher education industry as the social media manager for Cuyahoga Community College prior to joining Ideastream.
Highlights:
- 2020 Regional Emmy Award
- Produced web and social media for a 2018 Edward R. Murrow Award-winning story
- Managed social media for several National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Paragon Award-winning campaigns
- Former Cuyahoga Community College Speakers Bureau presenter on social media safety and social media strategy
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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Drinking outdoors in the summer can put people at greater risk for dehydration and sunburn, according to Dr. Akhil Anand, a Cleveland Clinic addiction psychiatrist.
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For Don King of Akron, finding mushrooms in local forests isn't just fun. Cooking with wild fungi can help Northeast Ohioans stave off high blood pressure and dementia.
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Students from MetroHealth's Youth Advisory Councils discussed food insecurity and barriers to health in their communities.
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Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority did not report 10 cases of children with elevated blood lead levels to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office.
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Sinus issues might be bad this time of year due to changes in barometric pressure, not allergies, said Dr. Christine Alexander, chief clinical officer and chief physician executive at MetroHealth.
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A recent survey puts Cleveland's bike infrastructure slightly above the national average, but Cuyahoga County remains the most dangerous county in Ohio for cyclists.
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Researchers at Ohio University found Ohio nonprofit hospitals and public health departments don't agree on community health needs and don't collaborate as they should.
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The research is based on a study of patients who are taking the semaglutide drugs for weight loss and diabetes, and who also experienced a drop in alcohol use.
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The psychiatric ER at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center will close June 30 as MetroHealth prepares to open a new psych ER at its Cleveland Heights campus this fall.
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The layoffs were part of a three-year restructuring plan, and the hospital said they affected mostly non-clinical staff.