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Reach Out and Read®, a national nonprofit organization, works to strengthen families with young children through guidance from medical clinicians about nurturing relationships through shared reading. We envision a world where every child has the relationships essential to learn and thrive.

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Volunteer Spotlight: Dianne Motil

Mar 31, 2022

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

Mar 2, 2022

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

Nov 29, 2021

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!

Nov 24, 2021

Colorful murals inspire creative and educational moments in primary care exam rooms.

Elena Huang, M.D., a pediatrician at the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center, shares a book with Waldis, 8 months, as part of CHOP’s Reach Out and Read program.

Philadelphia’s Baby Book Club in 200 Words

Jan 30, 2019

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.

Better Health. Better Community.

Jan 8, 2019

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pediatric Care Center in West Philadelphia.

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