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Kadena CDCs, Red Cross, MDG partner for Month of the Military Child event

Kadena child development center children and employees, Kadena Red Cross volunteers and Kadena Pediatric Clinic members display some of the information available during a Month of the Military Child event on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2013. The event offered parents an opportunity to get first-hand medical information and educational information aimed at promoting raising healthy children. (Courtesy photo)

Kadena CDCs, Red Cross, MDG partner for Month of the Military Child event

U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Jerel Scarberry, Kadena Pediatric Clinic and child development center medical director, answers a patron’s question during a Month of the Military Child event on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2013. The event included a parent education table created by Valerie Seitz, family advocacy outreach coordinator, which provided information on raising healthy children. (Courtesy photo)

Kadena CDCs, Red Cross, MDG partner for Month of the Military Child event

U.S. Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Enrilyn Thronson, Kadena pediatrician, answers a patron’s question during a Month of the Military Child event on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2013. The Kadena CDCs and pediatric clinic have also partnered to save parents time during medical appointments by recommending they keep a copy of their completed Ages and Stages Questionnaire to provide to their pediatrician during well-child appointments. (Courtesy photo)

Kadena CDCs, Red Cross, MDG partner for Month of the Military Child event

Published April 28, 2013
By Maj. Tod Frazer
18th Medical Group

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Kadena child development centers hosted a Month of the Military Child "Doc in a Box" program along with the Kadena Red Cross and Kadena Pediatric Clinic April 19.

The event offered parents an opportunity to get first-hand medical information and educational information aimed at promoting raising healthy children.

"In keeping with the Red Cross mission of promoting health and safety in our community, we are happy to partner with the 18th Medical Group, the Niko Niko CDC and the Wakaba CDC," said Mac King, Kadena Red Cross assistant station manager.

The Red Cross donated magnets to the CDCs in April that detailed a new child and youth immunization schedule, and a volunteer designed a well-child poster displayed during the event.

The Kadena CDCs and pediatric clinic have also partnered to save parents time during medical appointments.

"When parents complete the Ages and Stages Questionnaire as part of their child's enrollment at one of Kadena's CDCs, the parent is now encouraged to make a copy of the questionnaire and bring the copy of the completed ASQ to their child's next well-child check," said Sally Savoie from Wakaba Child Development Center. "This step will eliminate the need for the parent to complete another copy of the questionnaire at the child's appointment and save valuable time for the parent."

"We hope that this will make appointments more convenient for our families and speed up the appointment process as a whole," added Maj. (Dr.) Jarel Scarberry, Kadena Pediatric Clinic and child development center medical director.