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Advocating for Families Locally and Nationally
In a conversation with Mike Patrick, MD, Emergency Medicine physician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, renowned physician/advocate Benard Dreyer, MD talks about how he began advocating for children’s health as a pediatrician – and how others can as well.
A New, National Collaborative to Improve the Practice of Child Abuse Pediatrics
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has become one of the founding sites of the Child Abuse Pediatrics Network (CAPNET), a new multi-center research network collecting standardized, reliable data on child abuse. The mission of CAPNET is “to make the care of potentially abused children more effective, safe, and fair.”
A “Best Friends Conference” to Combat Digital Dating Abuse
The Best Friends Conference, a partnership between Black Girl Rising and The Center for Family Safety and Healing, brings together young black women to learn more about new friendships, safe digital connections, and the traits of safe and healthy relationships.
Better Communication to Prevent Life-Threatening Infections
The peak season for some serious respiratory infections shifted during the pandemic – making it more difficult to access certain medication. A Partners For Kids workgroup is now helping children get the medication they need, when they need it.
Can Primary Care “Coaches” Improve Child Health?
Nationwide Children’s is beginning the largest-scale pilot program of its kind in the United States, using health navigators or “coaches” to help young children receive the care they need during regular visits to pediatricians. The program is a collaboration with Seattle Children’s Hospital and puts a special focus on Black children and their families.
Children With Incarcerated Family Members: Using Supportive Language
Children who have incarcerated family members already face stigma, and they may mistrust systems – even those that are supposed to be caring, such as pediatric health care institutions and offices.
Largest School-based Health Grant in State History to Improve Access for SE Ohio Children
A $64 million grant to the Appalachian Children Coalition will help create school- and community-based health centers, impacting 61,000 students across 20 counties.
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.
Pediatricians as Child Advocates: A Conversation With Dr. Sara Bode
Pediatricians have long been more than just medical doctors; they have felt a responsibility to advocate for policies and practices that help children. Dr. Sara Bode, medical director of School-Based Health Services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a prominent national voice for child health, says that the medical profession should do more recognize advocacy as a core role of a pediatrician.
Prescribing Books During a Doctor’s Appointment
Reach Out and Read at Nationwide Children’s Hospital provided 48,000 books to families during check-up visits in 2023 alone – part of the hospital’s broader effort to improve literacy levels and kindergarten readiness.