DaVita Teammates Donate to Reach Out and Read

Reach Out and Read was honored to be chosen by the DaVita teammates for their annual giving program, DaVita Way of Giving. DaVita dialysis centers have donated millions of dollars to causes such as children’s organizations, crisis centers, animal shelters, food banks and many more over the past years.…

Why Books Matter

When a father of a newborn sits quietly in a rocker with his son swaddled tightly and reads Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, something magical happens. A bond grows between them through book sharing, connecting the two of them emotionally and physically.…

More than a Bedtime Routine

I love the idea of passing on traditions to my children. However, as a pediatric resident in a vigorous program, with two rambunctious kids under four and a dog in the midst of a mid-life crisis, who’s also trying to be a present wife, daughter, sister, friend, and colleague, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m absolutely rubbish at planning in advance (just ask my husband) …let alone, taking the time to set foundations for family traditions.…

Book Talk – Live Author Event

A Good Time to Be Born

Join National Medical Director Dr. Perri Klass in a conversation about science, public health, and the fight against child mortality that transformed parenting, doctoring, and the way we live. Dr. Klass will be joined by Dr. Eileen Costello for a rich conversation on the findings in Klass’s recently published book, A Good Time to Be Born. 

The Creativity, Resilience, and Strength of the Navajo Community

Doctor Lydia Kim at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico says COVID-19 hit Navajo Nation hard and fast, but that while the news stories focused on death and devastation, what she hopes to take from the pandemic is the creativity, resilience, and strength of the Navajo community.…

Vertex Holds a Virtual Book Drive

Reach Out and Read was honored on October 2 to participate in Vertex Pharmaceutical’s 12th Annual Day of Service with a virtual book drive designed to supply our medical sites with beautiful books that meet the primary language needs of our families.…

Q&A with a Medical Champion

Nathan Chomilo, MD FAAP, General Pediatrician & Internist, Park Nicollet Health Services; Medicaid Medical Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Board Member,
Reach Out and Read MN and the MN chapter of the AAP


Can you describe the intersection of public health and racial equity?

Celebrating a Clinic Opening in Virginia

The Reach Out and Read Virginia team worked with hospital officials so books and early literacy instruction will now be a part of the well-child visit at Children’s Hospital Richmond at VCU’s outpatient Children’s Pavilion.

Reach Out and Read opens approximately 225 new sites per year across the United States, but the last few months have been challenging, to say the least.…