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CONGRESSWOMAN MATSUI PROMOTES EARLY LITERACY AT UC DAVIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
November 23, 2005
| WHAT: | A successful school-readiness program at UC Davis Children's Hospital provides free age-appropriate English- or Spanish-language books to children during visits to their pediatricians. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) will tour the general pediatrics clinic and read to children to celebrate the hospital's commitment to early literacy and to promote the need for volunteer readers. |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, November 29, 11 a.m. |
| WHERE: | UC Davis Children's Hospital, Glassrock Building, 2521 Stockton Blvd., general pediatrics on the second floor. Media can park in patient lots alongside or underneath the building, as well as in designated areas in front of the building. |
| VISUALS: |
Congresswoman Matsui reading to children in the waiting area and touring the general pediatrics clinic. Interviews with Robert Byrd, chief of general pediatrics, along with a family who has received books for many years. Interviews with UC Davis pediatric residents who are learning the value of literacy to patient health as part of their medical training. Pediatricians distributing books to children. A shadow box displaying items honoring Ceil Hudlow, a nurse practitioner who helped launch "Reach Out and Read" at Children's Hospital seven years ago. She died of cancer in 2002. Spanish-language spokesperson available. |
| MORE DETAILS: |
Pediatricians who understand the connections between early literacy, school readiness, school success and lifelong health were the forces behind "Reach Out and Read," a national program that inspires an appreciation for books among young children. Children's Hospital adopted the program as part of its dedication to excellence in patient care and medical education. The program is funded by UC Davis Medical Center staff and private donors. People interested in volunteering to read to children in the general pediatrics clinic waiting area should call UC Davis Medical Center Volunteer Services at (916) 734-2401. For more information about "Reach Out and Read," visit http://www.reachoutandread.org. |