Alabama Pediatrician: Conversations & Information for Your Practice
Oct 1, 2026 · 30 min · 13 segments
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We've been celebrating all year and we're going to continue through the end of the year.
And clinicians across the state have provided guidance in over 2 million books since the program began back in 2006.
We're very excited to be celebrating this 20 years of impact across the state, connecting more families with books, guidance, and trusted support during early childhood.
So on January 3rd, 2006, the Alabama chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics officially kicked off its agreement with our Reach Out and Read National Center.
And that began what has proven to be a strong relationship dedicated to improving early literacy and school readiness in pediatricians' offices across the state.
And so our very own Marcia Rollerson, affectionately known as Dr. Marcia, she served as our program's first medical director.
She realized a dream she had had for several years with the implementation of the program in the state.
And in April, we actually celebrated a milestone of reaching 100 sites for the first time.
And they are transforming exam rooms into nurturing spaces for relationships to flourish and futures to unfold one book at a time.
And since I started Reach Out and Read Alabama, we've grown to have two well-loved events each year, too, to celebrate Reach Out and Read and to support it.
So one of my favorites is the Grand Pediatric Pentathlon at the Alabama AAP Spring Meeting, which we talked about during the update episode in May.
We've been celebrating all year and we're going to continue through the end of the year.
And clinicians across the state have provided guidance in over 2 million books since the program began back in 2006.
We're very excited to be celebrating this 20 years of impact across the state, connecting more families with books, guidance, and trusted support during early childhood.
So on January 3rd, 2006, the Alabama chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics officially kicked off its agreement with our Reach Out and Read National Center.
And that began what has proven to be a strong relationship dedicated to improving early literacy and school readiness in pediatricians' offices across the state.
And so our very own Marcia Rollerson, affectionately known as Dr. Marcia, she served as our program's first medical director.
She realized a dream she had had for several years with the implementation of the program in the state.
And in April, we actually celebrated a milestone of reaching 100 sites for the first time.
And they are transforming exam rooms into nurturing spaces for relationships to flourish and futures to unfold one book at a time.
And since I started Reach Out and Read Alabama, we've grown to have two well-loved events each year, too, to celebrate Reach Out and Read and to support it.
So one of my favorites is the Grand Pediatric Pentathlon at the Alabama AAP Spring Meeting, which we talked about during the update episode in May.
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