October 17, 2003

Contact:
Jennifer Meriam, Director
(954) 262-5355
Mike Laderman, Associate Director
(954) 262-5354
Mara Kiffin, Coordinator
(954) 262-5350

NSU'S Institute For Children Services To Host "A Day For Children"
Free Event Celebrates Children’s Health

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL— The Institute for Children Services at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will once again host “A Day for Children,” on Sunday, October 26, from 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m. The event will be held on the grounds in front of the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr., Boulevard in Davie. It’s a fun-filled day for families, and it’s “FREE OF CHARGE”.

In addition to free screenings, snacks and drinks, the event will feature a variety of activities including a bounce house, popular characters, arts and crafts, games, live entertainment, a Halloween costume competition and surprise guests.

According to Robert Oller, D.O., chief executive officer for NSU clinical operations, A Day for Children,” is NSU’s way of giving back to the community. The emphasis is to provide children with free screening service they otherwise would not be able to access. It is also a way of keeping our community informed of the number of clinical services NSU provides for children.” Our very first event, which was held in December 2002, was a huge success with over 1000 attendees and our hope is to keep increasing those numbers.

“ This is our ongoing effort to bring together services for selected populations within the community,” Dr. Oller said. “We have ten colleges and programs that provide clinical services through 15 clinics. Many have dedicated services specifically for children, including primary care and specialty care services.”

There are programs and services offered through the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Optometry, Allied Health and Nursing, the Center for Psychological Studies, Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies, Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the departments of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Faculty and students from NSU’s Institute for Children Services will be present to screen the children and discuss available services with their parents.

For more information, call (954)-NSU-CARE (678-2273).