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Free Tax Prep Program Now a National Model
After a successful second year, Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s free family tax preparation effort is poised to make an even bigger impact - and serve as a model for others to follow.
From Local to National Impact: Pediatric Vital Signs
Nationwide Children’s Hospital created a set of metrics to measure the overall well-being of children in its region in 2018. Now, one of the leaders of that effort has helped develop “Pediatric Vital Signs” that could be used across the United States.
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.
How a Hospital Can Help Improve a Community’s Housing
Large, academic health systems often focus on delivering care, researching disease and training the next generation of providers. But there’s good reason to think they could also advance their mission through community investments, especially in housing.
How a Hospital Partners to Help High School Students Graduate
Nationwide Children’s has partnered with Linden-McKinley STEM Academy in a program called Be The One, which supports high school students who are at risk of not graduating high school. This program focuses on students who have experienced family trauma, homelessness and other adverse childhood experiences.
How Community Input Guided a Report
Many scientific reports on public health issues don’t actually use public input. But recent research on treating people exposed to “forever chemicals” began by talking with people who have been exposed to them. A project officer at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, spoke with The Collaboratory about this common-sense approach.
How Nationwide Children’s Hospital Became the World’s Largest "Imagination Library” Affiliate
Nationwide Children’s now distributes 47,000 free monthly books to young children in central Ohio, making it the largest single affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program – launched and supported by Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine – is still working to reach some of the children it could help the most.
How School-Based Health Care Helps Children
Health systems and school districts throughout Ohio have partnered on “school-based health care,” an effort to bring medical and other wellness services into schools for children who might not otherwise receive them.