Planting the Seeds of a Healthy Diet
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The innovative Food as Medicine program bring food and nutrition education to families facing food instability.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Dianne Motil
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Dianne Motil started her CHOP career four years ago as a registered nurse in Primary Care, and throughout the years has transferred and now works in the PICU/Onco Unit at Middleman Family Pavilion in King of Prussia.
Volunteer Spotlight: Rachel Walega
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Eighteen months ago, the Office of Endocrinology and Diabetes welcomed Rachel Walega to their team as a Clinical Research Project Manager. There, Rachel works on projects in Cystic Fibrosis related diabetes, Down syndrome and bone fragility.
25 Years of Changing Lives, One Book at a Time
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Twins Tamairra and Tiairra were infants when Trude Haecker, MD, now Medical Director of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Reach Out and Read program, gave the girls their first book. Until that moment, their mother, Tamia, was unaware of the importance of reading to her children.
Picture This!
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Colorful murals inspire creative and educational moments in primary care exam rooms.
The Power of Reading Together for Families to Cope with Adversity
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Routines like reading together and storytelling can help families cope with adversity, such as the impact of COVID-19.
These Pediatricians ‘Prescribe’ Kids Books, to Boost Your Baby’s Brain
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The new guidelines address how to treat children with complex medical conditions.
CHOP’s Reach Out and Read Program Featured in The Philadelphia Citizen
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CHOP’s pediatricians were recently featured in The Philadelphia Citizen to highlight CHOP’s Reach Out and Read Program.
Pediatric Reflections: Reading to Children
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Dr. Nicholson, a primary care pediatrician leader of the Reach Out and Read program, talks about the importance of reading to children and how she encourages parents.
Philadelphia’s Baby Book Club in 200 Words
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The City of Philadelphia’s initiative to improve the health of Philadelphia’s children by promoting the importance of early literacy is affectionately known as Baby Book Club.