Science in Our Lives

HELPING YOUR CHILD ACHIEVE THEIR PEAK PERFORMANCE

Nemours Children’s Health has recently partnered with Orlando Science Center as the local presenting sponsor for the upcoming Hot Wheels™: Race to Win™ exhibit. Just like a pit crew is dedicated to keeping a race car in peak performance, the skilled medical team at Nemours Children’s works to care for your child and keep them running (and playing and laughing and learning). They have an extensive network in Central Florida and surrounding communities to support every aspect of a child’s development.

Orlando Science Center is proud of the partnership with Nemours Children’s because both organizations educate and empower families to make informed choices that help them live to their full potential. Nemours Children’s is committed to making familycentered care the cornerstone of their health system, which means families are supported and encouraged to actively participate in their child’s care.

Taking care of kids is the driving motivation for their team, which is celebrating 10 years of providing extraordinary pediatric care in Orlando in 2022. To that end, Nemours Children’s employs the latest technology and research to make sure they are doing everything they can to help our community’s children live to their fullest potential. Without proper maintenance, a race car might not achieve its peak performance. Without proper instruction, drivers might go so fast they end up hurting themselves. These concepts apply to children too, and that’s the mentality at Nemours Children’s and its focus on living well beyond medicine. it comes to their mental, spiritual, developmental, social and cultural health. Nemours Children’s has been at the forefront of pediatric research and care for more than 80 years, providing the latest findings to help kids everywhere. Innovation is a neverending process, and just as cars become optimized for speed and safety, medical practices do the same. The physicians and scientists at Nemours Children’s perform many different types of studies in a wide range of medical areas. These findings help their patients – often children in our community – live healthier, more active lives.

From lab-based research to participating in clinical trials and studies working with patients, Nemours Children’s helps turn lab-based discoveries into practical clinical applications. They take care of the test drive so families don’t have to worry. It’s all part of a team effort to bring insights and discoveries to patients — faster than a racecar. Moving beyond the hospital, Nemours Children’s has developed resources to support caregivers, kids, teens and educators on a host of topics, from health to behavior to growth and development. For more information, please visit www.kidshealth.org.