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Dream Team: iSTEM and First Hand
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Health Hackers curriculum brings STEM education to under-resourced youth.
Using Basketball to Boost Brains
Published on in Community Impact Report
If you want to engage teenagers — especially teenage boys — start with basketball.
Support for the Diabetes Team
Published on in Community Impact Report
Community health workers work with families to help them overcome social challenges.
Food Pharmacy Is Just What the Doctor Ordered
Published on in Community Impact Report
CHOP’s Healthy Weight Food Pharmacy serves up nutritious groceries and health education to food-insecure families.
Linking Physical and Financial Health
Published on in Community Impact Report
Co-locating free tax return preparation with primary care helps families take control of their finances.
Combatting the Opioid Epidemic
Published on in Community Impact Report
The opioid epidemic is hitting Philadelphia hard. CHOP, in partnership with the Poison Control Center, is doing something about it.
From Interpreter Summit to School
Published on in Community Impact Report
Needs highlighted at the event triggered a coalition to create an interpreter training program.
South Philly Synergy Benefits Kids’ Health
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Working with the librarian, South Philadelphia primary care nurse engages kids to teach about health and wellness.
Beyond Medicine: Easing Stress and Pain
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Oncology patients can try massage or yoga to help them get through cancer treatments.
Focusing on Social-Emotional Development
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A CHOP program supports childcare centers to promote a focus on positive behaviors.