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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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