Reading program gets $1 million in funding.
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Updated: April 17, 2007
Reach Out and Read (ROR) trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud to their children and gives books to children at pediatric check-ups. Arkansas is home to nine ROR programs which serve 6,670 children and provide more than 7,400 new books annually.
Nationwide, ROR reaches 2.3 million children annually and provides 3.8 million new books in more than 2,700 health centers and hospitals. List of Arkansas` ROR programs: - Benton Pediatric Clinic (Benton); - Area Health Education Center-Fort Smith (Fort Smith); - Area Health Education Center-Northeast (Jonesboro); - Arkansas Children`s Hospital, General Pediatric Clinic (Little Rock); - Little Rock Pediatric Clinic (Little Rock); - Hot Spring County Medical Center, Pediatric Clinic (Malvern); - Harris Pediatric Clinic (Newport); - Area Health Education Center-Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff); and - Area Health Education Center-Southwest (Texarkana)
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