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“Roadmap” to Community Investment Illustrates What’s Possible

Nationwide Children’s Hospital may now be a model for health systems that want to invest upstream in its communities, but the road there was more than 25 years in the making. Nationwide Children’s CEO Tim Robinson recently traced the hospital’s “more evolutionary than revolutionary” journey to its current community investment strategies in conversation with Robin Hacke, executive director of the Center for Community Investment (CCI).

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Big Lots and the Big Lots Foundation Commit $50 Million Transformational Gift to Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Today, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), together with the Big Lots Foundation, announced a $50 million transformational gift to Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Focusing on Social Determinants of Health to Guide New COVID-19 Community Development Funds

The federal effort to support citizens and neighborhoods during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to large increases in grant money available for housing and community development. During a Virtual Summit plenary session, experts discussed how health care can work with local and state governments to ensure funds are used where they will the biggest impact for population wellbeing.

School-Based Reproductive Health Education Programs

Nationwide Children’s Hospital and its partners are expanding reproductive health education efforts in schools to improve teen health and overall wellbeing.

Six Years of a Children’s Hospital Free Tax-Prep Service

Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the United Way of Central Ohio have created one of the largest tax clinics of its kind in the United States. This year’s kick-off event helped more people than ever file their taxes.

The Personal Impact of a Healthy Home

Alma Santos was struggling to make her home livable on the South Side of Columbus until a neighbor told her about Healthy Homes, the affordable housing arm of Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families and a partnership between Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the faith-based Community Development for All People.

Did the Enhanced Child Tax Credit Impact Adolescent Depression?

As part of the COVID-19 American Rescue Plan, the federal child tax credit temporarily changed. A new, first-of-its-kind study uses adolescent depression screening data to understand the hidden mental health effects of the changes.

Expanding a Mission to Support Children: The Kids Mental Health Foundation

After reaching 15 million people over nearly six years, the On Our Sleeves Movement for Children’s Mental Health is evolving its mission as The Kids Mental Health Foundation.