Ruby had no worries this summer as she made her way across the state to 40 program sites! Events ranged from pediatric providers reading in the waiting room and fun coloring sheets handed out with the books to having guest celebrities read the book along with a fun party in the practice.

“When we talk about our emotions we are better able to handle them. Filled with tips for families, Ruby Finds A Worry was an excellent book to start conversations about emotions in the home,” said Amy Crosby, statewide coordinator. “In addition to helping families support positive social emotional development, Reach Out and Read-Alabama providers also created a space where the families we serve foster healthy brain development and create strong bonds that last a lifetime.”

Participating practices and clinics included the following:

Eastern Shore Children’s Clinic
Partners in Pediatrics
Fairhope Pediatrics
Pediatric Clinic, LLC
Pediatric Associates of Auburn
Infants’ & Children’s Clinic
Gadsden Pediatric Clinic
Mostellar Medical Center
Primary Care Center of Monroeville
Nurse Family Partnership of Central Alabama
Charles Henderson Child Health Center
Montgomery Family Medicine Residency Program
Mobile County Health Department/ Keeler Pediatrics
Enterprise Pediatric Clinic
Ozark Pediatric Clinic
Gulf Shores Pediatrics 
Willow Tree Pediatrics
West Alabama Pediatrics
Alabama Multi-Specialty Group, P.C.
Pediatrics West McAdory 
Pediatrics West Bessemer
Model City Pediatrics
Greenvale Pediatrics Hoover
Simon Williamson Clinic Pediatrics
Marshall County Pediatrics
Accordia Health
Kids R Us Pediatrics
Crimson Pediatrics
Anderson Family Care
MCHD Family Health Eight Mile Clinic
Regional Medical Clinic
Dothan Pediatric Clinic
Eufaula Pediatric Clinic
UAB Primary Care Clinic
Over the Mountain Pediatrics