History

Founded in 2011, Clinic in the Park: One‐Stop Shop for Health is a volunteer pediatrician‐led project. The project got its start with funding from the Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program, a national initiative of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and Orange County Pediatricians.

Mission

The mission of Clinic in the Park is to help Orange County’s most vulnerable families find the resources they need to keep their children safe and healthy. By participating in community events, Clinic in the Park helps to bridge pediatrics and public health consistent with the American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision. Our long-term goal is to contribute to optimizing the health and well-being of children in Orange County’s at-risk communities.

Our primary focus in on keeping kids safe from preventable injuries. We do that by hosting child health workshops & webinars, and distributing essential safety equipment (car seats, booster seats, bicycle helmets, life jackets, etc.) free of charge to families in Orange County’s most underserved communities.

Who We Are

We are a dedicated team of pediatricians, nurses, dentists, dietitians, health educators, and other health and social service providers connecting, screening and educating children in neighborhood venues.

Goals

  • Provide free access to connections, safety-net screenings and health education in collaboration with community partners

  • Develop Child Health Resource Centers as a component of Family Resource Centers

  • Create an integrated health and social service delivery model between resource centers and the medical home of children

  • Develop the Clinic in the Park as a sustainable integral community service to achieve a collective impact on individual and community health

Funding

We are a fiscally-sponsored project of the American Academy of Pediatrics Orange County Chapter, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We have received funding from the AAP Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program and by Grant #H17MC26778 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children).

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