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Chapter 1 Index
A. General Information
about the well child examination B. Nutrition Issues
C. Sleep Issues
D. Dental Issues
E. Anticipatory Guidance
--Discipline: Normal
Toddlers
--Discipline: To Spank
or Not to Spank
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Reach Out and Read
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Introduction: This handout is recommended to practitioners
who want to establish a program. Currently there are 1000 sites in 50 states
with 2.5 million books given out each year. Our program at MCG was started
by Dr. Michael Palumbo in 2000.
The process for becoming a nationally recognized ROR site:
- In preparing an application for start-up funding, you should have a
red program manual, information packet, and a complete 4-page application
for start-up funding (refer to application guidelines). If you need any
of these materials, please call the ROR National Center at (617) 629-8042,
extension 235 to request complete information, or download the materials
in PDF format from our website. ROR National staff is available for
questions regarding program development.
- Completed applications must be received by the quarterly deadline date
to be considered for funding in that round: January 1, April 1, July 1, or
October 1.
- Letters indicating the status of your application are sent soon after
its receipt. You may be contacted by a staff person from the ROR National
Center for clarification on particular items in your application either
before or after the panel review. For this reason, your e-mail address is
very important to panelists and staff.
- Decision letters are normally sent within 6-8 weeks of the application
deadline.
- Grants from ROR are restricted to book purchases only, for children 6
months to five years of age seen in well-child visits. Most grants are in
the form of a prepaid account for use in the ROR Book Catalogue.
- If your application is approved, the Grant Award Agreement you will
receive must be completed and returned to the ROR National Center within
10 days of receipt. When the grant award agreement is received by the ROR
National Center, it is copied for our files and returned to the site. The
book purchasing information, including an ROR Book Catalogue and
Publishers list, is mailed with the award agreement.
- When these steps have been completed, a site is ready to begin its ROR
program. ROR National Center staff will continue to be available for
technical assistance as necessary.
- Completion of brief ROR Site Progress Reports, to be submitted to the
National Center on a bi-annual basis, is a requirement of the ROR award
agreement for all sites.
Medical providers (physicians, nurse practitioners and physician
assistants) from each new ROR program must attend a ROR training session.
Training can occur at any time during the start-up process. ROR trainings
can take place on-site at your facility, for regional cluster groups, or
during medical or professional conferences (AAP, NACHC, etc.). Contact the
ROR National Programs Coordinator to discuss training arrangements for your
providers.
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