Reach Out and Read Iowa (ROR Iowa)
Reach Out and Read - Iowa (ROR - Iowa) makes literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care, so children grow up with books and a love of reading.

ROR - Iowa is a partnership with the Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (IA AAP) and the Reach Out and Read National Center.

Reach Out and Read - Iowa trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud to their children, and encourages them to give books to children at pediatric check-ups from six months to five years of age, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty. By building on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers, ROR - Iowa helps families and communities encourage early literacy skills so children enter school prepared for success in reading.
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To become a ROR site, contact Mary Ann Abrams, MD, MPH, ROR-Iowa Coalition Leader at abramsm@mchsi.com.

Oral Health
Dental caries is the most common chronic disease affecting children in the United States. It is 5 times more common than asthma and 7 times more common than hay fever. Pediatricians and other child health professionals can have a major impact on oral health outcomes for children through early intervention such as counseling families, identifying high-risk children, initiating timely dental referrals, and administration of appropriate fluoride modalities.
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Healthy Mental Development
Children's healthy social and emotional development is essential to school readiness, academic success, and overall well-being. The IA AAP believes young children's healthy mental development can reduce the prevalence of developmental and behavioral disorders which can have high costs and long-term consequences for health, education, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems.
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