Community Impact News from CHOP


Planting the Seeds of a Healthy Diet
The innovative Food as Medicine program bring food and nutrition education to families facing food instability.
CHOP Researchers Find Racial, Neighborhood Disparities in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
In an abstract presented at AHA, researchers found Black children are more than four times as likely to experience cardiac arrest and have significantly worse survival outcomes.

Youth Heart Watch Program Serves as Resource During Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Awareness Month and Beyond
Since 2002, Youth Heart Watch (YHW), an affiliate of Project ADAMÒ, has been a resource for the community to help prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

Beyond Illness and Injury: Social Needs Support in the Emergency Department
Spurred by seeing the overwhelming need during the pandemic, ER clinicians founded Family Connects to help families with needs like food and diapers.
CHOP Researchers Find Barriers to Driver Training and Licensure, Especially Among Low-Income Teens
Neighborhood socioeconomic status and travel time to driving schools significantly impacted access to driver training and getting licensed.
Volunteer Spotlight: Michelle Belser
Michelle Belser has worked at CHOP for 24 years. During that time, she’s held a variety of roles in supply chain management helping procure the supplies that are needed each day to keep operations at CHOP running smoothly.
Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Kia R. McRay
Dr. Kia R. McCray, DSW, LSW is a licensed Doctor of Social Work, author and entrepreneur who has a passion to help others and to serve a greater purpose to make a difference in the world. She joined CHOP’s Neonatology Department a year ago, and during this time she has worked as an Enterprise Improvement Analyst.

CHOP Seeks to Include More Women-owned Businesses Among Suppliers Via Purposeful Conversations Event
CHOP hosted an event for women-owned businesses as part of its efforts to increase the number of minority suppliers.

Millbourne Community Clean-up Day: Embracing Diversity & Unity
Employees from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) volunteered in the first annual Millbourne Community Clean-up Day, a partnership between CHOP’s new Services & Logistics Center (SLC) and the Millbourne Borough.

CHOP Holds Inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Breakthrough Makers Summit
On May 25, 2023, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia held its inaugural DEI Breakthrough Makers Summit. This hybrid event was attended by more than 350 CHOP employees and raised awareness and understanding of DEI initiatives at CHOP.