Media Advisory: 2014 Candidates Forum on Children & Youth

October 3, 2014

WHAT:

2014 Candidates Forum on Children & Youth

WHEN:

Friday, October 17
Breakfast at 7 a.m., program begins at 8 a.m.

WHERE:

Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Ann Isaly Wolfe Education Building, Stecker Auditorium
575 S. 18th St., Columbus 43205

ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:

Come hear candidates share their views on issues such as children’s health, education and at-risk youth. Participants will include those running for election within Franklin County in November. Candidates scheduled to attend include candidates for Ohio’s Auditor, United States Congressional Districts, the Ohio Senate, and Ohio House of Representatives. Forum sponsors are CareSource, KidsOhio.org, Voices for Ohio’s Children, Paramount Advantage and Nationwide Children's Hospital.

PARKING
INSTRUCTIONS:

Members of the media can park in the Visitor’s Garage located at 555 S. 18th Street near the Outpatient Care Center at Nationwide Children’s. You will be given a voucher to exit the garage.



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CONTACT: Danielle Warner, Marketing and PR, office (614)355-0492, mobile (614)209-5994.

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 14,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.7 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.