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Child Health Advocacy Institute (CHAI)
Children’s National Medical Center has a long-standing history of advocating for children in the Washington, DC region and around the nation. More than 30 years ago, Children’s established the nation’s first hospital-based office focused exclusively on child health advocacy and has continued to make advocacy a priority by incorporating it into the institution’s mission.

The Child Health Advocacy Institute (CHAI) at Children’s National identifies and studies threats facing children, and develops and implements programs to address those threats. As a national leader in the field of pediatric health advocacy, our goal is to improve the health outcomes through discovery, delivery and dissemination of best practices.
 
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 Joseph Wright, MD
received the 2011 Fellow Achievement Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics at the annual meeting in October.

Dr. Wright is a featured panelist on a series of videos discussing bullying produced by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street. The video series, “Happy to Be Me: An Anti-Bullying Discussion,”  is part of a larger series designed to help preschoolers build healthy relationships, foster self esteem, and understand the difference between reporting and tattling. Companion episodes of Sesame Street called “The Good Birds Club,” feature Big Bird, Jay, and Rosita. Resources for children, parents, and educators are available at www.sesamestreet.org/bullying.
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