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ONE FOR THE BOOKS!
NC PEDIATRICIANS GO THE EXTRA MILE TO HELP
KIDS LOVE READING
Barry S. Zuckerman, MD, Board Chair, Reach Out and Read
Perri Klass, MD, Medical Director, Reach Out and Read
For nearly two decades,
pediatricians participating in Reach Out and Read (ROR) have made giving
advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud accompanied by a
developmentally and culturally appropriate books a standard part of care.
As a result, more than 16 million new books have found their way into the
homes of children, many of them living in poverty. At the same time, we
have learned from many studies that this program is effective, not only in
increasing the number of books in the home, but in increasing language
skills.
Reach Out and Read has
been endorsed by the AAP since 1998. More recently, ROR has been
collaborating with the Division of Chapter and District Relations to enhance
collaboration between chapters and existing and new ROR programs.
In North Carolina, there
are currently 87 ROR programs at hospitals, health centers and private
pediatric practices reaching more than 69,853 children, ages 6 months to 5
years. Collectively you have donated thousands of hours by dedicating a
piece of every check-up to books and literacy guidance. Because you do this,
your patients are hearing more stories and seeing more pictures and growing
up with a better chance of being ready for school and learning to read on
time. We thank you for incorporating ROR into your practice and for making
books and reading part of a healthy childhood.
List of programs since
June 30, 2006:
* Pamlico
Pediatrics, P.C., Bayboro
* Alamance
County Health Department, Burlington
* Charles
Drew Community Health Center, Burlington
~ Scott
Clinic, Burlington
* Carrboro
Community Health Center, Carrboro
* Student
Health Action Coalition, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
* UNC
Health Care System, NC Children's Hospital, Chapel Hill
* C W
Williams Wilkinson, Charlotte
*
C.W.Willliams Community Health Ctr. - Randolph Road, Charlotte
*
Carolinas Medical Center, Biddle Point, Charlotte
*
Carolinas Medical Center, Eastland Family Practice, Charlotte
*
Carolinas Medical Center, Myers Park Pediatrics, Charlotte
*
Carolinas Medical Center, North Park, Charlotte
*
Charlotte Pediatric Clinic, Charlotte
~
Charlotte Pediatric Clinic, Pineville, Charlotte
~
Charlotte Pediatric Clinic, Mint Hill, Matthews
*
Community Health Services, Charlotte
* MD
Family Medical Group, Charlotte
~ MD
Family Medical Group, Charlotte
*
Mecklenburg County Health Department, Immunization Clinic, Charlotte
~
Mecklenburg County Health Department, Immunization Clinic, Charlotte
* Meridian
Medical Group, Charlotte
* Randolph
Pediatric Associates, Charlotte
~ Randolph
Pediatrics- Pineville, Charlotte
* Cherokee
Indian Hospital, Cherokee
~ Qualla
Youth Center, Cherokee
~ Snowbird
Clinic, Robbinsville
*
TriCounty Community Health Center, , Dunn
* Duke
Children's House Officer Continuity Clinic, , Durham
~ Duke
Children's Clinic at Pickett Rd, Durham
~ Duke
Children's Clinic ROR at Herndon Rd, Durham
* Goshen
Medical Center Inc., Faison
*
Goldsboro Pediatrics, P.A., Goldsboro
* Goshen
Medical, Goldsboro
* Wayne
County Health Department, Goldsboro
* Guilford
Child Health, Greensboro
~ Guilford
Child Health - Wendover, Greensboro
~ Guilford
Child Health-Devon, Greensboro
~ Guilford
Child Health-High Point, High Point
* East
Carolina School of Medicine, Pediatric Outpatient Center, Greenville
* Blue
Ridge Community Health Services, Inc., Hendersonville
*
Henderson County Department of Public Health, Hendersonville
* LaGrange
Pediatrics, P.A., La Grange
* Purcell
Clinic, Laurinburg
*
Lumberton Children's Clinic, Lumberton
~ Pembroke
Pediatrics, Pembroke
* McDowell
County Health Department, Marion
* McDowell
Medical Associates, Marion
* Moncure
Community Health Center, Moncure
* Union
Family Practice, Monroe
*
Northlake Children's Associates, Mooresville
* Mountain
View Pediatrics, P.A., Morganton
* Mount
Olive Pediatrics, P.A., Mount Olive
* Coastal
Children's Clinic, New Bern
~ Coastal
Children's Clinic - Havelock, Havelock
~ Coastal
Children's Clinic - Maysville, Maysville
* Steven
M. Engel Pediatrics, New Bern
~ Coastal
Pediatrics-Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City
~ Coastal
Pediatrics-Kitty Hawk, Kitty Hawk
* Wilkes
Community Partnership for Children, North Wilkesboro
~ Dental
Clinic, North Wilkesboro
~ Dr.
Jerry Pinkerton, North Wilkesboro
~ Dr.
Karolen Bowman, North Wilkesboro
~ West
Park Pediatrics, North Wilkesboro
~ Health
Department, Wilkesboro
*
Princeton Pediatrics, PA, Princeton
* Prospect
Hill Community Health Center, Prospect Hill
* WakeMed
- Faculty Physicians, Pediatric Practice, Raleigh
* Eastern
North Carolina Medical Group, Rocky Mount
~ Eastern
NC Medical Group - Millbranch, Rocky Mount
* Roxboro
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Roxboro
~ Amerika
Family Medicine, Roxboro
~ William
B. Olds, MD PA, Roxboro
*
Salisbury Pediatric Associates, Salisbury
*
Cleveland County Health Department, Child Health Clinic, Shelby
* Piedmont
Health Services, Siler City Community Health Center, Siler City
*
Sandhills Children's Center /Books for Kids, Southern Pines
~
Montgomery Health Department, Troy
~ Anson
Health Department, Wadesboro
*
Sandhills Pediatrics, Southern Pines
* Tarboro
Clinic, Tarboro
* Mountain
View Pediatrics, P.A., Valdese Office, Valdese
*
Washington Pediatrics, PA, Washington
* New
Hanover Regional Medical Center, Pediatric Specialty Services, Wilmington
~ Tileston
Outreach Clinic, Wilmington
* Downtown
Health Plaza, Winston-Salem
* Wake
Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Outpatient Pediatric Clinic,
Winston-Salem
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