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Toledo Health Systems Partner to Improve Housing in Lucas County

Nationwide Children’s - Toledo, Mercy Health and ProMedica are partnering to address the social, economic and environmental factors that impact the health of children and families in the Toledo community. Each system has invested in social determinants of health individually but during recent months agreed to work together to have a stronger impact on addressing these critical issues that affect childhood and overall community health. Working collaboratively with community organizations, these local hospital systems will improve housing affordability and quality, support lead remediation and reduce lead exposure for families in northwest Ohio.

How Value-Based Care Helps Make Community Investment Possible

Nationwide Children's Chief Financial Officer Luke Brown is charged with carefully managing the finances of one of the United States’ largest pediatric health systems. At the same time, Nationwide Children’s is making significant population health investments, with the goal of keeping children as healthy as possible – and keeping them out of the hospital. In a recent conversation, he spoke of balancing those goals.

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Resources

Learn more about the resources offered by the Biopathology Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

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Noisy Breathing in Kids

Is your child a noisy breather? Find out why – and what to do about it.

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Honda Pledges $1 Million to Nationwide Childrens Hospital to Improve Mobility for all Children

Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Honda announced today a $1 million gift from the automaker to establish the Honda Center for Gait Analysis and Mobility Enhancement designed to enhance pediatric mobility.

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Sleeplessness in Children and Adolescents: What’s Keeping Them Up at Night?

From infancy through adolescence, healthy sleep is needed to help your child to learn, grow, remember things, drive safely, make decisions, support their immune system, and have a healthy emotional wellness. Yet, children and adolescents may be unable to sleep due to reasons beyond their control.

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Staying Safe During a Power Outage

The best thing we can do in situations like power outages is to be prepared. Preparation helps us manage these situations safely and effectively.

A “Uniquely American Problem”: Poor Child Outcomes in the World’s Richest Country

A new opinion piece in The Journal of the American Medical Association calls attention to what may be a crisis in the health of American youth – and highlights ways to address it.

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) refers to chronic inflammation of the intestines not due to infections or other identifiable causes. There are two main types of IBD: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. The most common symptoms are diarrhea, sometimes with blood and mucus and abdominal pain.