Election connection
On October 14, Jay Hallisey (right) took to the voting booth to cast his ballot.
But instead of voting for President, Jay got to choose his favorite Boston
sports team and ice cream flavor. Jay was one of several young voters who
took part in the Office
of Child Advocacy's Election Connection Fair. The event featured educational
materials for voters and gave employees, patients and visitors a chance to
register to vote.
Educating our patients
Children's Hospital Boston hosted an Education Fair in the Patient Entertainment
Center on October 7. The event provided an opportunity for teen and young
adult patients and families to learn about opportunities for higher education.
The fair featured two guest speakers who shared their experiences as patients
and a college students. Representatives from colleges, universities and
trade schools were also on hand.
Thanks to positive feedback from staff, patients
and schools, the Education Fair committee is already working on the
event for next year.
Safety first
Patient Sadiya Croshaw displays the helmet she received through Children's
Hospital Boston's Injury
Free Coalition for Kids Programc. On Otober 4, the program held an event
in the Emergency Department to give away properly fitting sports helmets
to children. John Paul (left), manager of Public Affairs at AAA Southern
New England, presented a check for $1,125 to Julie Ross, MPH, Injury
Prevention Program manager (center) and Lois
Lee, MD, MPH, assistant in Medicine (right).