NC Pediatricians Offer Medical Help – and Literacy
February 29, 2012
The Public News Service
NAGS HEAD, N.C. – A growing number of pediatricians across North Carolina are adding one more tool to their doctor’s bag: A children’s book.
It’s part of a national program called “Reach Out and Read.” The organization collects children’s books and works with selected pediatricians to distribute them during children’s check-up visits. The program has been able to expand recently with a grant from the North Carolina Partnership for Children.
Surf Pediatrics in Nags Head just began participating in the program, says Kellie Flock, a physician’s assistant there.
“In some families, it’s the first book they’ve received for their kids, and so they’re not used to reading to them. Not only are they extremely thankful, but they’re also curious as to what they should be doing with these books.”
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