It wasn’t a typical day at the Children’s Museum, although clearly the focus was on children. At center stage were about a dozen youngsters, the Flynn Kids, grades one through five, a chorus from nearby Flynn Elementary School. At center stage too were the programs designed to ensure a healthy start for youngsters.
And the overriding theme was that collaboration among those in the health care industry, our educators and politicians can make a difference to many youngsters. It is a collaboration that serves as an example of what can be done when divergent organizations share a common goal and a common purpose.
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“Health care is under an incredible challenge,” said Steven D. Baron, president of Lifespan, Rhode Island and vice chairman of Health & Education Leadership for Providence (HELP). “Never once did we believe we could do it ourselves.”
That turned out to be the theme of a forum, held at the Children’s Museum, where health care, education, political and social leaders discussed making the lives of children better.
Only by working together — by bringing health care agencies and schools and social agencies together to share resources and ideas, will children truly benefit. We applaud HELP for its efforts. We also remind the business community that it too plays a role in this campaign for children.
