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REACH OUT
and
READ
Education Chairperson, Jeanette Rivera
www.reachoutandread.org
The Reach Out and Read Program is on its way again this year. This past
summer 226 books were distributed to five clinics in the Flint area.
The Doctors that received these books were very grateful and said that the
children are very excited to receive a book that they can read, or that their
parents can read
to them.
Lets continue to promote literacy in our community by donating books
for kids from six months to five years of age
which are in good condition. I will be collecting books at every luncheon
meeting.
If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 810
695-8636, or email me at
jeanette@gcmsalliance.com
Jeanette Rivera
Reach Out and Read is a national program
that promotes literacy and a love for reading. Preschool books are contributed
for distribution in pediatric primary care clinics. The target population is
children growing up in low socio-economic areas.
BULLYING WORKSHOP
Mott Children's Health Center held its 31st
Annual Tuuri Day Conference
"Harassing, Intimidating and Violent Kids - Another Child Health Epidemic"
on October 14 at the Sarvis Center.
Dr. James Garbarino, Ph.D., the keynote speaker told us that bullying has
profound and psychological effects on the victim and the perpetrator. He
made us more aware of emotional violence and harassment in adolescents.
Dr. Garbarino, a Professor of Psychology at Boston College, showed us data
that early intervention (including prevention through education) is
effective and necessary to "save our children".
He was an inspiring speaker and has published and edited nineteen books on
the subject. One of which is And Words Can Hurt Forever: How to Protect
Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment and Emotional Violence. He left me
empowered to get up and do something about bullying in our schools. I was
so impressed that I bought several books, two of which he authored. Of
course I didn't forget to ask for an autograph...
Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, Michigan's first Surgeon General, also spoke to
us. She helped us understand, by showing and interpreting research data,
why the problem of youth violence is a public health issue. Tackling this
serious problem requires mounting an intense grassroots effort (like
ours) consisting of involvement and intervention in schools and other
community agencies. These programs would be most effective in partnership
with government and the healthcare sector. Remember, "it takes a village!"
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