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Ambulatory Pediatrics
Department Highlights
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Phone: (614) 722-4950
Fax: (614) 722-4966
Chief, Ambulatory Pediatrics: |
Olivia Thomas, MD |
Medical Director, Primary Care Network: |
Bill Cotton, MD |
Brief Description of Ambulatory Pediatrics: |
The Section of Ambulatory Pediatrics staffs the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Primary Care Centers with a multidisciplinary focus to provide comprehensive, continuous, and convenient care for children from birth to 21 years of age. They also staff the Main Campus Urgent Care, the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, and Well Baby Nurseries at the OSU Medical Center and Mt. Carmel East. |
Clinics & Ambulatory Services: |
Main Campus Urgent Care Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition Primary Care Center Eastland Primary Care Center Hilltop Primary Care Center Linden Primary Care Center Mobile Care Center Near East Primary Care Center Northland Primary Care Center Olentangy Primary Care Center South High Primary Care Center Westside Primary Care Center Whitehall Primary Care Center |
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Outreach & Support Services: |
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Referral Process: |
Central Scheduling |
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Department Highlights
Nationwide Children's Hospital Mobile Care Center
If kids can’t get to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, then Nationwide Children’s will come to them. With the support of community partners, Nationwide Children’s is dedicated to bridging the healthcare access gap for the children of central Ohio. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Mobile Care Center aims to provide needed primary care, preventive and educational services to medically underserved children by bringing Nationwide Children’s services to schools and neighborhoods.
Nationwide Children’s Mobile Care Center also strives to actively enroll eligible children and families in Medicaid or Healthy Start Plus at convenient neighborhood locations. The Mobile Care Center participates in and supports community events and partnerships.
Services offered through the Mobile Care Center include:
For more information, or to schedule Nationwide Children’s Mobile Care Center,
please call (614) 722-6227.
Make Our Mealtimes Special Project
The goal of the National Institutes of Health-funded Make Our Mealtimes Special (MOMs) project was to prevent childhood obesity by developing and evaluating anticipatory guidance at the well-child visit during the first year of life. The project developed, disseminated and evaluated two new anticipatory guidance programs – the Mom-Focused Eating program (MFE) and the Ounce of Prevention Program (Ounce). The MFE group received advice targeted at their eating habits to help their children develop normal eating patterns. The Ounce group received advice on specific amounts of formula and baby food to feed. The mothers were surveyed about eating habits and infant feeding practices.
Outcomes favored the MFE intervention and the Ounce group. Both groups reported giving less juice, their children watched less television, and their children were more likely to eat family meals than those in the “usual care” group. The results are promising in obesity prevention using pediatric primary care. The researchers published an article in Clinical Pediatrics and other manuscripts are in development. Additionally, this research was aired more than 500 times on regional and national television news, with an estimated audience of 4 million viewers.
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