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Nurturing Youth as They Age Out of Foster Care

A new housing and training center in Ohio’s Appalachian region will provide apartments, job support, behavioral health services and even a little practice in a teaching kitchen to young people who are aging out of foster care – part of a larger effort to provide resources for some of Ohio’s underserved communities through The Appalachian Children Coalition.

Providing Health Care for an Extremely At-risk Population: Children Who Are Incarcerated

Some teenagers in juvenile detention have not seen a doctor since infancy. Nationwide Children’s Hospital has brought a new health care model to the Franklin County Juvenile Intervention Center and is working to change the lifetime health trajectory for this extremely at-risk population.

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%.

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.

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Race Is a Risk Factor for Postoperative Death in Apparently Healthy Children

(COLUMBUS, OHIO) – In a study published today in Pediatrics, researchers have shown that being African American was strongly associated with a higher risk of postoperative complications and mortality among apparently healthy children.

How Can Health Care Systems Research Improve Health Equity?

Deena Chisolm, PhD, director of the Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has led a new study examining the ways research can reduce health disparities.

Pediatric Pathology Fellowships

The Pediatric Pathology Fellowships combine a strong curriculum, nurturing learning environment, and flexibility regarding electives and research projects. The program is unique in offering two tracks of fellowship training.

Testing Specialties

Laboratory Services provides comprehensive diagnostic services in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, diagnostic immunology and genomics.

Clinical Laboratory

The Clinical Laboratory provides rapid response core laboratory, clinical microbiology and immunoserology, and tranfusion services.