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Redefining Breastfeeding Help as Preventive Health Care
Breastfeeding is linked to an array of benefits for both the parent and the child, but it is often overlooked in preventive services. A team of health professionals are working to remedy that and integrate breastfeeding support and education into primary care visits.
Should the Way We Screen Children for Health Concerns Change?
The most-used principles for primary health screening are more than 50 years old – and assume we live in world of ideal health care access. We don’t. A group of doctors and researchers are proposing updated principles, using a population health lens.
Helping Kids Keep Their Same Provider
Children who visit the same primary care provider over time have better overall outcomes. Over the last five years, an innovative project at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has raised the continuity rate to greater than 70%.
Reaching More Children With the COVID Vaccine
Through school-based health programs, Nationwide Children’s has helped vaccinate thousands of young people who might not have been vaccinated otherwise.
Prescribing Books During a Doctor’s Appointment
Reach Out and Read at Nationwide Children’s Hospital provided 48,000 books to families during check-up visits in 2023 alone – part of the hospital’s broader effort to improve literacy levels and kindergarten readiness.
Early Success With Teen Health Advisors at School
In its first year, Youth Advisory Councils in five central Ohio schools have created building-wide plans to better student health – and members of the councils themselves are seeing their grades and attendance rates improve.
How a Children’s Hospital Supports Post-High School STEM Education
There are more than 200 Upward Bound Math and Science programs in the United States, almost all operated by colleges and universities. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is the only children’s hospital with its own program. Read about how the hospital helps high school students who want to pursue further STEM education after graduation.
Growing Free Tax Prep Services
In 2022, Nationwide Children’s helped families receive $1.4 million in tax refunds through its free tax prep services. This year, it will partner with the United Way of Central Ohio to host a free tax prep “Super Saturday” event on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, along with running free tax prep services in other locations.
Helping Families Access Tax Credits
The 2021 federal Child Tax Credit has caught the attention of many in pediatrics as an important, enhanced way to address social determinants of health for low-and-middle income families.
How Children’s Hospitals Can Engage the Corporate Community
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is conducting a consensus study on “Improving the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Youth Through Health Care System Transformation.” Tim Robinson, CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, recently spoke to the study committee about corporate partnerships.