Overview
Passport to the International Adoption Center is published by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to support the International Adoption Center (IAC). The mission of the IAC is to uniquely address the health and wellness needs of internationally adopted children, their families and their communities so that international adoption will be more widely embraced as a way to build families.
Passport to the International Adoption Center is published three times each year. To be added to or removed from the mailing list for this newsletter, contact Barbee Sjödahl (barbee.sjodahl@cchmc.org), 513-636-2877, opt. 2.
| In This Issue: December 2005 |
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| Fashion Heads 'Over the Rainbow' at IAC's Passport to Forever |
| A celebration of all the International Adoption Center at Cincinnati Children's has accomplished in six years (and a glance at what is developing for the coming years) went "Over the Rainbow" September 26, 2005... [more] |
| Meet Mary Allen Staat, MD, MPH |
| Mary Allen Staat, MD, MPH, is the director of the International Adoption Center and associate professor, Infectious Diseases, at Cincinnati Children's. She grew up in Erlanger, Kentucky, the fifth of six children, and graduated from Lloyd Memorial High School. Mary completed her undergraduate... [more] |
| Biological Sisters From Bulgaria Join Mom One at a Time to Create This Happy Family |
| It all started when she hosted an international exchange student and it came time for the final goodbye. It was then that Gretchen Vaughn, RN, MSN, CPON, an employee of Cincinnati Children's, realized that she did not want to be someone's temporary mother; she was ready... [more] |
| Play with a Purpose: Selecting Toys that Teach |
| Season's change so quickly. Before you can pack away the Halloween costumes, retail stores are stocked with the sights and sounds of the holidays. Endless piles of catalogs begin to arrive in the mail. Children begin dreaming and making wishes of that perfect toy and you begin wondering which toys you will purchase for the youngsters... [more] |
| Children Share Hopes, Dreams in 'Amazed World' |
| We need your internationally adopted children to share their hopes and dreams — the International Adoption Center is participating in Cincinnati Children's Amazed World project. Korean artist Ik-Joong Kang believes in the power of children to change the world for a better future and the importance of children feeling connected to the whole world and to each other... [more] |
| Incorporating Your Child's Birth Culture |
| As parents of internationally adopted children we all know the importance of celebrating our children's birth cultures. However, in the hustle and bustle of daily life, this is a topic that is easily forgotten. The simplest ways to celebrate your child's birth culture is to have it integrated into your daily life -- something that can seem easier said than done. So, how can we teach our children about their birth cultures... [more] |
| What to Expect From Your Post-Adoption Visit |
| You have arrived home and have an appointment at the International Adoption Center at Cincinnati Children's. The following is a description of what to expect during your visit with us. The IAC at Cincinnati Children's offers medical and developmental evaluations for internationally adopted children... [more] |
| IAC Study Finds Immunization of Most Internationally Adopted Children Can Be Verified |
| There has been much debate over whether the immunization records of internationally adopted children could be trusted and even further controversy over how to manage immunizations in international adoptees without an immunization record. Results from a small pilot study from the International Adoption Center at Cincinnati Children's three years ago impacted national guidelines for both the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics such that two approaches... [more] |
| Study Compares Outcomes of Guatemalan Adoptees Cared for in Foster Care and Orphanages |
| A study from the International Adoption Clinic at the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston is the first to examine the outcomes of children adopted from Guatemala. The authors assessed the health, growth and developmental status of 103 Guatemalan adoptees and compared children cared for in orphanages to those in foster care... [more] |
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