Reach Out and Read Partnerships for Collective Impact

In this webinar, Nikki Shearman, Ph.D., Chief of Strategic Initiatives with Reach Out and Read, started by providing an overview of Reach Out and Read, their partners and their four conditions for success: working in the local context, incorporating the voice and leadership of pediatric care clinicians, evaluating the effectiveness of their partnerships and incorporating the voice of the parents served through their program.

Shearman then led a conversation with panelists including Caitlin Canfield, Ph.D., Director of Research with the Video Interaction Project; Alexander Chu, Executive Director, Reach Out and Read, Northeast; Dr. Rachael Evans, Chief Medical Officer at the Henry J. Austin Health Center; Dr. Usha Ramachandran, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Medical Director with Reach Out and Read New Jersey; and Kristen Rocha Aldrich, Program Director at Reach Out and Read Greater New York.

The conversation highlighted examples of the four conditions for success: each presenter gave an overview of some of the partnerships they’ve established in their local communities, talked about some of the highlights of these partnerships and discussed ways they are working to show that those partnerships are successful.