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ow does a healthy community ensure a healthy future? At The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), it happens through a dedication to the highest level of care, research and expertise we can achieve to improve the lives of the children we serve. For more than 155 years, CHOP’s continued commitment and expansion has driven us one step further, taking us beyond our walls and redefining the CHOP community. We’re proud to present the 2010 Community Benefit Report, Healthy Communities, Healthy Futures. It shares our core message: We believe healthy communities must be safe communities. To achieve this, we’ve taken aggressive leaps forward, transforming the culture of the Hospital and developing an environment that will provide the safest experience for our patients. CHOP is striving to become the safest children’s hospital in the nation by 2015, with changes under way to eliminate preventable harm. Our goal is to ensure that every child receives the flawless care they need and deserve. In this report, you will read about the Hospital’s growth and expansion into more programs and resources that fulfill our mission while providing more benefits to our community. You will find information about the numerous outreach efforts that contribute toward the goal of making our community a healthier one. From our primary care centers in Philadelphia to our international rural health clinics, there is one certainty that unites them all: CHOP’s commitment to the highest quality of care for all children. This year’s Community Benefit Report is dedicated to our healthy communities, because healthy communities cultivate the healthy futures that every child deserves.

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I am pleased to share with you the 2010 Healthy right of every child to have access to affordable care Communities, Healthy Futures Community Benefit despite preexisting conditions. We also recognize Report. This year’s theme reflects the Hospital’s the growing importance of primary care and the vision and mission to ensure that communities need for more pediatric providers to meet the needs everywhere are healthy places for kids to grow up. of a growing influx of families and children into the CHOP has made notable healthcare system. CHOP has grown into a steps forward to improve and expand our care in children’s hospital without borders. When the the community. We’ve embarked on unprecedented earthquake in Haiti devastated the infrastructure initiatives—locally, nationally and globally. The importance of the country and dismantled their healthcare of accessible primary care to a community is vital for system, CHOP physicians and nurses responded the health and development of its children. This year’s immediately. Committed to the children of the report showcases our commitment to this with the island of Hispaniola, the Global Health department Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pediatric & Adolescent at CHOP continues to send care teams to pediatric Care Center at 48th and Market Streets. As CHOP’s clinics in neighboring Dominican Republic. The economic struggles largest facility for primary care, it will provide new of the past few years have had an unforgiving effect and expanded space for the Hospital’s two practices in widening the healthcare gap that exists for currently located at University City and Market children everywhere. At CHOP, we are continuously Street. This collaborative effort between community developing ways to close this gap and to aggressively members, experts in urban planning, and CHOP fight against threats to children. physicians, nurses and social workers has created I invite you inside our 2010 Community Benefit a framework that not only will provide the highest Report to learn more about the invaluable programs quality of healthcare to children who are at greatest and initiatives of our community. risk for chronic disease, but a building that will simultaneously serve the community as an epicenter for health promotion and community engagement. Perhaps one of the Steven M. Altschuler, M.D. most influential pieces of legislation affecting our Chief Executive Officer CHOP community was the passage of healthcare The Children’s Hospital of Phil adelphia reform in 2010. At CHOP, we advocated for the

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Matters of the Heart—Camp Dragonfly

gives kids a place of love, understanding and friendship. This special summer camp, for children who have received a heart and/or lung transplant, or who have been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, is the first in the country that is specifically designed to accommodate children with these complex cardiopulmonary conditions. For the last four years, patients from CHOP have descended to the eastern shore of Maryland for a free weeklong adventure. Dragonfly Heart Camp is a place where kids can build their confidence, learn about team building and meet other kids just like them. As the camp’s medical director, Brian Hanna, M.D., M.D.C.M., Ph.D, coordinates volunteers from CHOP who attend to the campers, ranging in age from 7 to 18. In 2010, two doctors, two psychologists, four nurse practitioners, seven cardiac nurses and two child life therapists from the Hospital provided expert medical care to campers.

Sickle Cell Camp

, risks and complications don’t stand At in the way of a safe, fun time. Children with sickle cell disease require a broad range of specialty services. Pediatric general surgeons, ophthalmologists and pulmonologists with expertise in the care of these patients work closely with the sickle cell team. A getaway is a tall order, but CHOP’s annual overnight camp, held each August, enables sickle cell patients ages 7 to 14 to experience the fun of summer camp. They are safe in a caring environment with specially trained staff who are aware of their needs. The camp is staffed by physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists and community volunteers.

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Transportation, food, medical equipment and other expenses are funded solely through contributions. The families of the campers pay nothing. “I can do it!” sums up the experience at the

Paul Newman Hole in the Wall and Hole in the Woods camps. Last summer, several CHOP

patients attended these free camps, in northeastern Connecticut, which serve children between the ages of 7 and 15 who have been diagnosed with cancer or serious blood disorders. Every child has the chance to successfully do regular activities, from swimming, boating and fishing to horseback riding, theater and sports. Activities continue during weekend programs from fall through spring. And through a hospital outreach program, physicians and nurses help take the camp experience to seriously ill hospitalized children. More than 15,000 children benefit from these camps each year.

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olicyLab at CHOP has one goal: to achieve optimal child health and well-being by informing program and policy changes through interdisciplinary research. PolicyLab disseminates its findings beyond research and academic communities as part of its commitment to transform “evidence into action.” By partnering with numerous stakeholders in traditional healthcare and community locations, PolicyLab is identifying the programs, practices and policies that support the best results for children and their families. This work drives research topics that identify major gaps in evidence and practice know-how. PolicyLab’s core areas for research are: • Behavioral health • Child welfare • Family and parenting supports • Health services • Sexually transmitted infection (STI) and pregnancy education and prevention • Complex chronic conditions Research Making a communit y impact

CSAW: Therapeutic Parenting Intervention: In partnership

with the city of Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services and the Department of Behavioral Health, this project pilots the co-location of two behavioral health interventions. The goal is to provide behavioral health services for children in foster care to improve mental health outcomes. PolicyLab is leading Pennsylvania’s evaluation of an evidence-based visitation program, the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), at its sites across the state. NFP pairs nurses with first-time moms to provide prenatal, infant and toddler visitation.

The Nurse Family Partnership (NFP):

Translating Evidence-Based Developmental Screening (TEDS): Standardized developmental screening instruments to monitor

a child’s development at 9, 18 and 30 months of age can help identify developmental delays. The TEDS project followed 2,100 children and their families for two years to assess the adaptability, feasibility and effectiveness of developmental screening in pediatric primary care.

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PolicyLab’s fall 2010 Evidence to Action brief examines key issues surrounding children’s mental health and makes recommendations that focus on prevention, intervention, integrated services and evaluation. PolicyLab released a report on the impact of the recession on child health, food security, housing stability and child maltreatment with First Focus and the Foundation for Child Development. This report was the center of a congressional briefing in November 2010 with Senator Bob Casey. In fall 2010, PolicyLab convened leadership from state Medicaid and child welfare agencies to identify strategies for coordinating and delivering healthcare to children in foster care as part of the National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators’ Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.

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improve developmental screenings and access to early intervention services

• 405 children in the Philadelphia welfare system were followed to identify opportunities to strengthen services

• 86 children were enrolled in a project providing co-located behavioral health services in two local foster care agencies

CHOP has an ambitious goal: To become the safest children’s hospital in the nation by 2015. “We’ve taken aggressive leaps forward to transform the culture of the Hospital and develop an environment that will provide the safest experience for our patients,” says Madeline Bell, president and chief operating officer. Expanding Services and Efficiencies

In the last year, Ms. Bell notes, CHOP has trained 12,000 employees in safety behaviors for prevention. The Hospital has decreased the incidence of harmful events and has focused more on the quality of care. At the same time, we have expanded our primary care services. We are working toward our vision of the future by being more efficient, using nurses in better ways and providing more education to parents. These changes, already under way, will help eliminate preventable harm and ensure that every child receives the best healthcare experience possible. A Physician’s Perspective: Debuting the Medical Home

“The design of our primary care offices will be improved by reformatting the way in which we approach a patient appointment,” says Lisa Biggs, M.D. A primary care pediatrician, she is working on a five-year initiative that aims to expand the scope of primary care services by using nurse practitioners, physicians and support staff in a more efficient way. The team is approaching care through the patient-centered medical home model, which emphasizes the partnership between patients and their personal healthcare team. A medical home isn’t a place, but an idea, based around creating a solid foundation of healthcare where patients are in charge of their treatment and have a team of support at their fingertips. The goal is to provide the best patient care experience through this medical home model, within which most issues can be treated. The goal at CHOP is to treat what we can and refer patients only when necessary.

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Helping the Homeless

he CHOP Homeless Health Initiative (HHI) has continued to provide a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach toward improving medical care of children in shelters by offering high-quality, culturally competent acute care services and health education to children, their families and the shelter staff for 22 years. In 2010, there was a 12 percent increase in children ages 4 and under living in shelters and a 16 percent increase in youth ages 18 to 24. Hundreds of dedicated volunteers made 28 visits to three main shelter partners, providing 238 children with free healthcare services and 195 children with free dental services.

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Our New Efforts to Meet the Needs of Shelter Partners • Piloted “Operation Choices,” promoting healthy nutrition and physical activity in shelters • Partnered with the Travelers Aid Family Services shelter to provide wellness and education workshops • Worked with city agencies to compile a report card on the health status of children experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia

The Early Head St ar t prog ram at CH OP is a unique child family-centered pr - and og ram. This prog ra m encourages eligi preg nant women ble and families to id entif y their ow n ne interests, and then ed s and develop sk ills that wi ll help them prom their children’s gr ote ow th and developm ent during the first years of life. three Staff help foster he althy and self-suffi cient families thro week ly home visit ugh s and parent-chi ld pl ay groups that focus on health promot ion and child deve lopment activ ities prog ram’s location at the in the Kirkbr ide Ce nter and at sites wi community. This pr thin the og ram also prov id es enrichment activ children with disa ities for bi lities, as well as menta l health educ suppor t, among ot ation and her serv ices. Members of the pr og ram’s Polic y Co uncil, which repres community and en ent the rolled families, he lp hi re staff and recr ui families, finalize t new policies and proced ures, develop curr approve the budg icu lums and et.

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Keeping the Beat Going Strong Youth Heart Watch at CHOP, an affiliate of Project ADAM®, features two programs: • The Heart Health Screening Study (HHSS) focuses on primary prevention, with the goal to identify young people with potentially serious heart problems. The HHSS held three Heart Health Screenings in 2010, giving children an ECG and a cardiac exam if warranted. • The Youth Heart Watch School AED Program focuses on secondary prevention. Last year, the program presented automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to 26 Philadelphia middle schools and met with each to ensure that they have the resources necessary to sustain a public access defibrillation program. In 2010, program members met with 51 schools throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware to help launch and sustain their own public access defibrillation program. As a result, this program fielded more than 200 calls regarding AEDs and sudden cardiac arrest.

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Help for Families in Financial Need The mission of the Family Health Coverage Programs (FHCP) is simple: to assist CHOP patients and families who are having financial difficulties and need help paying their medical bills. The FHCP office renders guidance and assists with applications to state public welfare agencies for medical assistance and departments of insurance for SCHIP programs. In 2010, staff members also assessed more than 1,350 families for state-assisted coverage and charity care, with more than 200 families receiving charity care. FHCP participates in community outreach health fairs and partners with community organizations such as the Philadelphia Coalition for Children and Youth to make Philadelphia families aware of the resources available at CHOP.

Photos (left to right): During CHOP’s second annual Healthy Kids Day in May 2010, Youth Heart Watch members provided manikins and an AED trainer for youth to practice CPR skills and automated external defibrillator use. The Youth Heart Watch Program at CHOP presented an automated external defibrillator to 26 middle schools in Philadelphia. Pictured are Rachel Moyer, a Monroe County, Pa., parent of a teenager who died from sudden cardiac arrest; Bettyann Creighton, director of Health, Safety and Physical Education, Office of Teaching and Learning, School District of Philadelphia; Victoria Vetter, M.D., medical director of Youth Heart Watch and pediatric cardiologist at CHOP; and Gerald Branch, principal, Grover Washington Junior Middle School in Philadelphia.

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Global Health Team Heads to Haiti On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city. As one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, where 80 percent of the population lives in poverty, the loss of life and property was monumental. The devastation displaced 1.3 million Haitians, while 230,000 lives were lost and an additional 300,000 were injured and in desperate need of medical attention. In Port-au-Prince, all hospitals were leveled or rendered unusable from the earthquake. volunteers bring specialized care

As a nation almost completely reliant upon foreign aid, Haiti’s internal relief resources were scarce. CHOP, along with many other international organizations, came to this epicenter of disaster

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to provide resources and healthcare personnel to assist with the dire medical situation unfolding on the ground. A mere four days after the quake, a child was flown out of Haiti to the Hospital for treatment. CHOP then began relief efforts, assembling a team of experts to assist with the situation on the ground in Haiti. The Hospital’s 12-member Global Health Haiti Disaster Response team, comprised of five pediatric emergency physicians and seven pediatric nurses from the Emergency Department, intensive care unit and transport teams departed from Philadelphia on January 31 and arrived in Haiti on February 1, 2010. The volunteers served for 10 days at Hopital de l’Universite d’etat d’Haiti (HUEH), Haiti’s largest hospital located in Port-auPrince. Team members blogged about their experience. The blogs can be read in full at www.chop.edu/globalhealth. Other Global Health Programs

In addition to the disaster relief provided to the people of Haiti, the Global Health department at CHOP leads efforts to reverse preventable childhood mortality through building and enhancing targeted, sustainable, collaborative partnerships and interventions with developing partner countries. In the Dominican Republic, the Niños Primeros en Salud (Kids First in Health) program offers access to pediatric medical care, nutrition interventions for children, breast-feeding education and health promotion workshops for community health workers in the town of Consuelo. In Botswana, CHOP staff collaborates with the University of Botswana School of Medicine to provide support, guidance and resources to their Department of Pediatrics. To learn more about CHOP Global Health, visit www.chop.edu/ globalhealth.

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Ne eds Across tow n, the South Philadelphia practice, wh ich provided care for 27, patients last year, of wh 000 om many are receiv ing Me dicaid benefits, has fou ways to improve the pat nd two ient experience. Along with two other Ca re Network practices, So uth Philadelphia particip in a pilot to offer MyCh ated art to patients. Through MyChart, parents can acc chi ld’s medical informati ess the ir on online from a secure site, request appointment lab results, and commu s and nicate with their physicia n and the practice. Hund patient families at the sit reds of e sig ned up and received access codes. Through another pilot pro ject with Keystone Mercy Health Plan, the South Philadelphia site is worki ng to reduce emergency room visits for non-urge issues. The team is focusi nt ng on educating parents, and providing home vis and outreach to patients its who miss critical well-c hild visits or who have chr illnesses. Two primary onic care nurses, Susan Brenn an and Brook Bazz Park, nationa l recog nition for wo n their research on why pat ients use the emergency at times when primary roo m care would better meet their needs.

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It’s 9 p.m. on a Saturday night and an 8-month-old baby has a fever and is crying. Who can the caregivers call? The parents of children whose pediatrician is part of the CHOP Care Network can call the After Hours Program. The After Hours Program provides specially trained nurses to call when the pediatrician’s office is closed. This program is subsidized by a fund from CHOP. Staffed by 32 full- and part-time nurses, the After Hours Program triaged 114,609 calls last year. Working evenings, nights, weekends and holidays, the After Hours nurses guide parents when their children are sick or injured. This may mean a trip to the Emergency Department, an office visit or home care advice. A qualified nurse using critical thinking skills can make a difference between a 911 call and safely managing an ill child at home. The program is the first at CHOP to have the majority of its staff working in home offices. During the H1N1 flu outbreak in 2009, the call center took an unprecedented 12,348 calls in October 2009 and met this high demand because of the increased flexibility of the staff. During the snowstorms that winter, nurses safe in their home offices could provide telephone support for the pediatrician offices until their staffs could get in.

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Riding to Safety Keeping kids safe is what it’s all about. The Kohl’s Injury Prevention Program at CHOP educates families about safety and provides protective equipment to help avoid injury for children. This program offers education and safety devices to increase safety practices in the community through the Kohl’s Safety Center at CHOP, the Kohl’s Mobile Safety Center and community events. At its eight community child safety seat inspection stations, families can bring their child’s safety seat and learn how to install it correctly. Families who cannot afford a child safety seat can receive one at no charge through the Kohl’s Safety Center. Many safety devices, such as bicycle helmets, are donated through Kohl’s Mobile Safety Center and through CHOP’s Care Network.

Creating a Safety Net The Poison Control Center (PCC) at CHOP is more than a 24-hour-a-day emergency hotline. It serves as a free public health safety net, fielding more than 80,000 calls from families and healthcare providers last year. Nearly 55 percent of these calls involved patients who were 5 years of age or younger. The PCC helps save valuable healthcare dollars and resources by enabling callers to manage concerns

about poisons at home. The program is highly successful: 78 percent of the calls involving exposures to poisons were treated at home, with 60 percent of those calls involving kids age 5 or younger. Funding for poison control centers in the U.S. is decreasing, but through generous support from CHOP, this PCC has been open since 1986. It is supported by a dedicated team of nurses, pharmacists and doctors every day of the year.

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Being prepared for a poison emergency is the best defense against the harmful effects to our families. Families can learn about poisons in their home and how to protect children from them by visiting the PCC website, www.poisoncontrol.chop.edu. You can also find us on Facebook by typing “Philadelphia poison control” in the search box. Printed materials are another resource. In 2010, one of the most popular children’s education activity booklets, Poison Control Patrol, debuted in Spanish, widening poison prevention’s outreach. CHOP uses electronic health records designed to pinpoint specific patient information. In late 2010, an alert system was added to track information such as immunizations, asthma care/action plans and developmental milestones. A new program, “Making Your Home a Greener and Safer Place,” was also launched in 2010. It teaches families how to poison-proof their homes and make them more environmentally sound. Household cleaners are among the top five poisons encountered by children and adults each year in the home. Using “green alternatives” to cleaners provides a significant reduction of risk.

Sharing the Joy of Reading

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eeing the spark in a toddler’s eye” is what compels Brenda Waber, R.D., C.S.P., C.N.S.D., L.D.N., a neonatal dietitian at CHOP, to volunteer for Reach Out and Read®. In this national school readiness program, children ages 6 months through 5 years receive a brand-new (and free) book from their primary care doctor or nurse practitioner during every checkup. “I look forward to Wednesday afternoons when I volunteer for Reach Out and Read,” Waber says. She reads aloud to children of all ages in the waiting room at the CHOP Care Network, Pediatric & Adolescent Care, Cobbs Creek practice. “When a toddler turns the pages in a board book or I help an older child discover historical fiction, it reminds me of how I enjoyed reading to my own children so many years ago. It’s a joyful weekly ritual that I feel privileged to be a part of.” Research shows that Reach Out and Read improves the home literacy environment.

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Reach Out and Read’s accompl ishments and highlig hts at CH OP duri ng the past year: • Approx imat ely

70 Reach Out and Read and nu rse prac titioners and 142 resident ph ysician s distrib uted 26,000 br new, developm andenta lly and cu ltu ra lly approp book s to ch ild ria te ren ages 6 mon ths th roug h 5 du ri ng well vi years sits. They enco uraged the pa rents and caregivers to read aloud to th eir yo un g ch ild ren wh ile offeri ng age-ap propriate tips. • Reach Out an d Read served 20,079 ch ild re n ages 6 months th ro ug h 5 years at six of CHOP’s Network, Pedi Care atric & Adolesc ent Care practic Ph iladelphia an es in d New Jersey (Cobbs Creek, Care Center, M Fa m ily arket Street, Sa lem Road, Sout Ph iladelphia an h d Un iversity Ci ty ). • Si x practices distributed 45 ,000 gently us ed book s to ch ild ren of al l ages du ri ng well and sick vi • Reach Out an sits. d Read received a va n donation the Auto Dealer fr om s CA Ri ng for Ki ds Foundation. Th is va n has be come the first CHOP Reach Ou Read vehicle us t and ed for pick ups from book dr iv es. pediatricia ns

Photos above, from left to right: Trude Haecker, M.D., presents a book to an infant and his parents. Jacqueline Aveta, M.D., watches Salvatore’s father read to him. CHOP’s Reach Out and Read van was donated by the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation.

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Medical residents, attending physicians, nurses, social workers and other CHOP staff members offered their time and resources to provide invaluable education to parents and children, all with the hope of creating a healthier community. Families could talk with these professionals, ask questions and learn how to make their homes healthier ones. Being active was the order of the day. A variety of activities for children and their families ranged from the opportunity to shoot some hoops with the Temple University basketball team, play soccer with the Philadelphia KiXX, run the bases with the Camden Riversharks, serve up some aces with Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis, practice karate and dance with Zumba instructors. These activities showed kids that there are many different ways to incorporate physical activity into daily living—and that being healthy should be fun! Hip Hop Harry from The Hub network joined previous year’s hit Laurie Berkner from Nick Jr. to close out the event with a free concert.

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Resident Projects Community Pediatrics and Advocacy Program The Community Pediatrics and Advocacy Program (CPAP) aims to teach residents to become pediatricians who are as comfortable and competent in their role as child advocates as they are in medical practice. The longitudinal training program works to build core advocacy skills in partnership with private and public community-based agencies to promote the well-being of children.

This project promotes enhanced communication between primary care doctors and school nurses to improve asthma care in schools through increased use of medication administration prescriptions. Ballroom Dance for LIFE: Partnering with Dancing Classrooms Philly

In conjunction with Dancing Classrooms’s weekly ballroom dance lessons for fifth graders, residents created five brief, interactive lessons to illustrate the health benefits of dance. Creating a Healthier South Philadelphia Community (Recipient of AAP CATCH grant)

The goal is to improve awareness in South Philadelphia about the importance of nutrition at an early age, and enable families to access healthy fresh fruits and vegetables within their neighborhood. Curriculum Development for the South Philadelphia High School ELECT Program

Residents created a forum for teen parents at South Philadelphia High School to receive healthcare information and ask questions about their children’s healthcare needs in an informal setting. Participants are students enrolled in the Education Leading to Employment and Career Training (ELECT) program, which helps them complete high school. CHOP Refugee Health Initiative

Opening in March 2011, this pilot project evolved from the work of residents interested in the resettlement of refugee families and access to pediatric care.

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REACH for College: A Group Mentoring Program

Pediatric residents at CHOP pursue a community advocacy project, often initiated during their intern year and completed during their third year of training. The following are a few of the many projects Hospital residents took on during the past year.

for Teens With Chronic Illness

This group mentoring program provides resources to teens and parents to prepare for the academic, financial, social and medical adjustments that attending college with chronic illness necessitates.

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he Community Nursing Advocacy Fellowship (CNAF) is a nine-month educational program for senior-level nurses at CHOP who are interested in community outreach and building strong advocacy skills on behalf of children and families. CNAF supports 10 nurse fellows each year, through a grant from the Carol Ware Gates Foundation. The program combines lectures, conference attendance and research projects with community-outreach opportunities. The core curriculum includes: • Advocacy and community outreach • Early-intervention services • Education • Chronic/terminal illness and children with special healthcare needs • Housing and homelessness • Sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, adolescent pregnancy and reproductive health • Child maltreatment • Juvenile justice • Violence and injury • Environmental health During their commitment, CNAF nurse fellows continue their clinical work, which gives them the chance to directly integrate advocacy into their clinical practice. Past Grand Rounds Sustainable CNAF Projects

• Therapeutic yoga group for children along the autism spectrum • Bicycle safety and nutrition education in partnership with Neighborhood Bike Works

• Health and fitness through dance: Hip Hop Dance Club at St. Francis De Sales School • Unintentional injury prevention in a North Philadelphia secondgrade classroom • ELECT Program at University City High School: Educating Expectant Teen Parents • Ask a Nurse! Nursing Education at Homeless Health evening clinic visits • Teen workshop at Jane Addams Place (A shelter for teens and families in West Philadelphia) • Home safety program with CHOP’s Early Head Start Program The 2010 CNAF Sustainable Projects

• Recruiting Future Allied Health Professionals: A Focus on Men and Minorities • Taking Charge of Your Health: Education for Homeless Youth • University City High School: First Annual Health Fair • Healthy Exercise Program at St. Barnabas Mission • Junior Phillies Health Club: Incorporating Healthy Eating and Lifestyle into 2nd Grade Curriculum • Urban Nutrition Initiative: Creating Curriculum for High School Students Around Healthy Nutrition Choices • “The Biggest Winner,” a multidisciplinary approach to healthy eating through a mind/body connection

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2010 Research Financials All Sources of Funding External Endowment

$161,639,180 $6,361,173

Hospital

$41,743,170

Other

$16,658,134 $226,401,657

All Sources of External Funding (Grants and Contracts) Federal

$115,101,703

Federal-Stimulus

$10,938,785

Industrial

$10,544,101

State/Local

$4,327,339

Foundation

$11,830,300

Other

$8,896,952 $161,639,180

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2010 Financial Comm itment to the Commu nity Charity Care

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$7,323,000

Unpaid Cost of Medicaid Programs

$75,596,000

Unpaid Cost of Medical Education Programs

$13,597,000

Losses at Pediatric & Adolescent Care Practices in South and West Philadelphia Subsidies for Research

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Research In-kind Donations* Bad Debt

(healthcare receivables that could not be collected)

$5,480,000 $49,392,000 $447,162 $36,065,000

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