Community Pediatrics Elective
Developed under the leadership of Carolyn Greene MD and medical
students Lisa Humphrey (class of 2004) and Prashant Malhotra (class
of 2004) in partnership with the Help Me Grow Collaborative, students
in the Community Pediatrics Elective:
 Learn a practical approach to discerning typical and atypical development.
Develop a general approach to discerning typical and atypical developmental issues.
Appreciate how atypical development affects a child's and his/her family's life.
Healthy
Boys and Girls
Medical students, other health professions students and undergraduate students participate in health-related education experiences for Boys & Girls Clubs kids through electives, volunteeractivities, summer experiences and long-term projects.
NetWellness
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Reach Out and Read
Read Out and Read is a national non-profit organization that promotes early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud in pediatric exam rooms across the nation. Case medical students read to children and their parents in the Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital waiting rooms.
SMART Girls
SMART Girls is an outgrowth of the National Boys and Girls Clubs SMART Moves program. It is a health, fitness, prevention/ education and self-esteem enhancement program for girls ages 10-15yrs. The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable early adolescent girls to develop to their full potential. Case medical students have been spearheading this program at a club that is located in Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority for the past two years.
Vision Screening
Medical students trained by Prevent Blindness Ohio provide freevision screening in the community, identifying eye disorders and assisting people in obtaining comprehensive eye care.
Women's Health Month
Women's Health Month (WHM) takes place in September. It began 
as a means of providing grass roots funding of organizations to
provide programs on women's health issues. Although the program
is unique to Ohio, it has been recognized as a model by the National
Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health and has been
used as an example for community education about women's health
in other states.
The Ohio Department of Health partners with the Area Health Education
Centers (AHECs) based at the medical colleges in Ohio as a means
to implement the WHM activities in their respective regions. Through
contracts with the AHECs, community organizations and agencies
throughout the state are funded to plan and conduct conferences,
workshops and health fairs focused on women's health issues. A
brochure listing the funded projects is distributed each year
in July. WHM activities have fostered
the development of women's health networks and coalitions in many
communities.
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