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Mayor Dyer Announces Launch of Arnold Palmer Hospital
for Children "In The Zone" Program Preparing Medical
Residents to be Advocates for Children
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WHAT: |
Mayor Buddy
Dyer joins physician leaders and executives from
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, renowned
pediatrician Thomas Tonniges, MD, director of
the Institute for Child Health Improvement with
Boystown National Research Hospital, and
representatives from several community
organizations to launch In the Zone in
partnership with the City of Orlando’s Parramore
Kidz Zone. The new medical education program is
designed to teach residents to recognize and
understand the numerous community factors that
can impact a child’s physical health. In the
Zone will provide innovative training
experiences that help prepare residents to be
advocates for children.
"41% of Parramore
households have at least one child with chronic
health needs,” said Mayor Dyer. "Leveraging
community partnerships with Arnold Palmer
Hospital for Children's In The Zone project will
help us achieve one of the fundamental goals of
Parramore Kidz Zone by identifying those
children with acute and chronic healthcare needs
and ensuring they receive appropriate
treatment."
Several community
organizations in the Parramore area will serve
as In the Zone partners including the Center for
Multicultural Wellness and Prevention, the
Orlando Day Nursery, the Early Learning
Coalition of Orange County, the downtown
Shepherd’s Hope Clinic and the Howard Phillips
Center’s Teen Xpress Peer Education Program. (A
complete list is attached.) Arnold Palmer
Hospital’s 42 residents will select a partner
agency for a two week rotation, during which
they will function as liaison, resource person
and consultant in matters of child, adolescent
and family health.
The City of Orlando
believes that a tangible and sustained effort
must be made to provide relief for families and
meet the diverse needs and challenges our
residents may be facing because of the economic
crisis. To accomplish this task, the City will
work with partner organizations to provide
residents with aid and short term relief in the
areas such as health and wellness as part of the
Strengthen Orlando plan. Strengthen Orlando is a
comprehensive plan designed to identify
activities to help create jobs, provide economic
stimulus, connect residents with vital resources
and information and ensure that Orlando remains
on track for a prosperous future.
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WHO: |
Mayor Buddy
Dyer
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Thomas Tonniges, MD, Director of the Institute
for Child Health Improvement, Boystown National
Research Hospital
Parramore Kidz Zone
community partners
Orlando residents
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WHEN: |
Thursday,
March 19, 2009 from 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
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WHERE: |
Arnold Palmer
Hospital for Children
93 W. Miller
Classrooms 3 & 4 |
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