Health Care Leaders Release New Findings on Children's Health in Florida during Children's Week Events in Tallahassee

Nemours Enterprise
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 @ 04:46 PM EDT
by: Odette Struys Email: ostruys@nemours.org Phone: (904) 232-4186

Nemours Releases Findings from the Florida Chartbook and Announces Success of ‘Capitol Steps for Kids’ Obesity Prevention Pedometer Challenge

WHAT:
The release of findings from the Florida Chartbook: A Compilation of Current Research and Data Regarding Children’s Health and Health Care Quality, and the completion of the ‘Capitol Steps for Kids’ pedometer challenge, aimed at generating advocacy and awareness for the childhood obesity epidemic and other issues faced by Florida’s youth.

Nemours partnered with the University of South Florida, All Children's Hospital and the Agency for Healthcare Administration to fund the development of the Florida Chartbook. The purpose of the Florida Chartbook is to share information about the state of children's health in Florida. Nemours will collaborate with other health care providers, community agencies and related pediatric organizations to further pediatric advocacy.

As a returning sponsor of the ‘Capitol Steps for Kids’ program, Nemours leaders will announce the total number of steps taken by children and child advocates throughout the state to recognize and highlight children’s issues in Florida. Over 20,000 children and families were given pedometers to monitor their steps walked throughout recent statewide events.

WHO:
Florida Chartbook co-author Dr. Lisa Simpson Nemours leadership including Florida Director of Community Relations, Karen Breakell
Over 1,000 Florida children and child advocates

WHEN:
Wednesday, April 2
Press conference to begin at 11:15 a.m.

WHERE:
Florida’s Capitol Rotunda

CONTACT:
Teresa Donaldson
(407) 923-3530
tdonaldson@fhbnet.com

INFO:
The goal of the annual Children’s Week event in Tallahassee is to bring attention and focus to important legislative issues that impact the future of Florida's children.

More than 70 statewide partners and corporations teamed up to host and promote the 13th Annual Florida Children’s Week and corresponding one hundred-plus different events, forums and activities across the state, culminating in events at the state Capitol March 30 – April 4.

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About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,200 individuals, including 400 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2006. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.