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WASHINGTON, DC (August 1, 2023) As part of the Nemours Children’s Health commitment in collaboration with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, Nemours KidsHealth has created 10 actionable videos for parents about children’s nutrition and well-being. The video content is free to all and available on Nemours KidsHealth.org, a pioneer and leader in pediatric health content that has been trusted by millions worldwide for more than 25 years.

Nemours Children’s four-part commitment was highlighted at the White House Conference on Hunger and Nutrition in September 2022. Nemours was the only pediatric health system recognized at the Conference. The comprehensive commitment is designed to help children and families access healthy food and learn more about nutrition and physical activity as well as disseminate tools and resources to other health systems. Specifically, the commitment states that Nemours will:

• Publish a Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Implementation Guide to help other health systems identify and address SDOH, such as food insecurity, and utilize SDOH data to enhance primary prevention efforts and policy work.
   
• Scale the Nemours SDOH screening tool to additional Nemours service areas across the healthcare system including primary care practices in Florida, and in specialty and in-patient care as well.
   
• Expand the Nemours Cares Closets to more Nemours primary care locations to provide food and other essential items to families in need, and work with community partners to expand their backpack program, which provides children access to nutritious meals outside of school hours.
   
• Leverage Nemours KidsHealth.org, a pioneer and leader in pediatric health content that is visited by nearly 180 million people a year, to develop and publish at least 10 new articles and share 10 videos, in English and Spanish, with health and nutrition-related content.

“During the summer months, good nutrition for kids and teens is even more important than during the school year,” said Kara Odom Walker, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Population Health Officer, Nemours Children’s Health. “By providing these valuable videos from KidsHealth, a trusted source for millions of families, parents can prepare nutritious meals and ensure their children are growing up healthy and prepared for adulthood. This initiative is yet another example of how Nemours goes well beyond medicine to benefit children and families everywhere.”

The 10 videos, now available free of charge, include useful information on nutrition, healthy eating tips, and general health and wellness in both English and Spanish. The topics are:

Handling Picky Eaters
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/pickyeatingtoddlers-video.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/parents/pickyeatingtoddlers-video.html

About Healthy Weight
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/healthy-weight-movie.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/kids/healthy-weight-movie.html

Losing Weight Brandon story
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/brandon-vd.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/teens/brandon-vd.html

Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/manage-anxiety-video.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/parents/manage-anxiety-video.html

Helping Your Teen Get Enough Sleep
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/enough-sleep-video.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/parents/enough-sleep-video.html

How Vaccines Can Help
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/vaccine-video.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/parents/vaccine.html

What is Asthma?
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/asthma-basics.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/parents/asthma-basics.html

Asthma Flare-Ups
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/asthma-flare-video.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/parents/asthma-flare-video.html

Understanding Diabetes
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/understanding-diabetes-video.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/parents/understanding-diabetes-video.html

All About Insulin
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/what-is-insulin-vid.html
https://kidshealth.org/es/parents/what-is-insulin-vid.html

About Nemours Children's Health

Nemours Children’s Health is one of the nation’s largest multistate pediatric health systems, which includes two free-standing children’s hospitals and a network of more than 70 primary and specialty care practices. Nemours Children’s seeks to transform the health of children by adopting a holistic health model that utilizes innovative, safe, and high-quality care, while also caring for the health of the whole child beyond medicine. Nemours Children’s also powers the world’s most-visited website for information on the health of children and teens, Nemours KidsHealth.org. Nemours KidsHealth is a pioneer and leader in pediatric health content that has been trusted by millions worldwide for more than 25 years.

The Nemours Foundation, established through the legacy and philanthropy of Alfred I. duPont, provides pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to the children, families and communities it serves. For more information, visit Nemours.org.