March 2007
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Safety week a success...
The Office of Child Advocacy and the Boston Public Health Commission teamed up for Child Passenger Safety Week February 12 to 16. A group went to East Boston and Jamaica Plain to give safety presentations to first and second graders, and provided car seat training at several local health centers.Black history month celebration...
On February 22, in honor of Black History Month, the Martha Eliot Health Center celebrated with a luncheon set to live music by the Henri Smith/Nat Simpkins Band. The band played music developed in New Orleans and presented an educational seminar about the history and culture of the region.Grant helps efforts to help Bostonians get insurance...
The Martha Eliot Health Center (MEHC) has received a state-funded grant to help educate citizens about the Commonwealth Care Plan and the new state health insurance laws. The MEHC is forging partnerships with local health and community centers in the Jamaica Plain area, and outreach workers are going to various schools and small businesses as well. Massachusetts' goal is to have all of its state's citizens covered by health insurance by the end of this year.ED gets substance abuse grant...
This past winter, Children's Emergency Department (ED) was one of six emergency departments in the state—and the only pediatric ED—to receive a $250,000 grant by the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Boston University School of Public Health. The grant is part of the national Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) program, which works to expand and enhance the continuum of care for persons at risk for or diagnosed with a substance abuse disorder. The funds will be used to enhance the treatment and referral process of patients with substance abuse problems who are admitted to the ED. The grant also includes the hiring of two Health Promotion Advocates (HPAs), who will work exclusively on substance abuse cases, screening patients identified as high risk and determining appropriate treatment programs. For more information about the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, visit: www.ceasar-boston.org.Employees walk the talk
Marissa Abbatiello, an administrative associate in Orthopaedic Surgery, is proof that employee dedication goes beyond the hospital's walls. Abbatiello is the co-captain of the Ortho Pods, a team of 25 employees, family members and friends who participate in Children's annual pledge walk, Miles for Miracles. Abbatiello has found joy in recruiting members, giving them ideas on how to secure donor support and organizing the team. "It's a great way to come together and it raises our morale," Abbatiello says. Last year, the Ortho Pods walked their way to a total of $4,000. They were just one of 168 teams—24 of which were hospital department teams, many others led by grateful families—who strolled the Charles for a good cause. But beyond the mission, the walk is just plain fun. "There's free lunch, prizes and entertainment," Abbatiello says, "and a great way to start the summer."This year, the Ortho Pods will be at it again. Join them at the Charles River Hatch Shell. To learn more about forming a team call Stacy Devine at ext. 5-2896 or visit: www.childrenshospital.org/walk.
