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Creating a $50 Million Fund for Affordable Housing
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Ohio Capital Finance Corporation and many partners are coming together again to expand affordable housing in Columbus. The “Linden Healthy Homes Fund II” is the latest innovative funding package to support the hospital’s population health efforts.
Creating a Youth Pipeline to Health Care Employment
Dozens of young people participated in a paid work experience at Nationwide Children’s during the summer, exposing them to future career paths in health care.
Diabetes Care at School: The DASH Program
Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s innovative school-based diabetes management program is now available at more than 75 schools, helping young people most at risk for complications from Type 1 diabetes better control their condition.
Expanding the Reach of the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library
In 2019, Fran DeWine, Ohio’s First Lady, introduced the Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library to promote literacy in the state. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a founding member, and administers and promotes the program in Franklin and Delaware counties.
Expanding a Hospital-Led Neighborhood Revitalization Effort
Since 2008, HNHF has impacted over 400 homes in the zip codes near the hospital’s main campus, and it has worked to address other social drivers of health. The initiative’s success led Nationwide Children’s to begin work in another historic Columbus neighborhood facing challenges, called Linden.
First Person: Traveling to D.C. as a Youth Health Advisor
Makayla Jackson, a senior at East High School in Columbus, OH, travelled to a national school-based health conference with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to learn more about health programming at school. In this column, she shares what she learned.
Improving Neighborhoods
Children’s immediate environments have a huge impact on their health. Discover efforts and strategies to help children where they are – in their schools, homes and communities.
A Challenge to Health Care Leaders: Invest in Communities
Tim Robinson, CEO of Nationwide Children’s, and Don Schwarz, MD, senior vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, write in Modern Healthcare that health care institutions should take a “community investment approach” to have the greatest possible impact on overall health.
A College Tour for Prospective First-Generation College Students
A group of Upward Bound Math and Science teenagers – some who had never left central Ohio before – traveled to Washington D.C. over the summer to visit Georgetown and Howard Universities, part of Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s efforts to introduce students to post-secondary education.
A Neighborhood Partnership to Equip and Empower Parents
The Proud Linden Parent Program is helping caregivers of young children learn from experts, and from each other, how to become better parents and tap into community resources in the process.