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Changing Children’s Health, Locally and Globally

The Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity at Nemours Children’s was created to provide leadership, build community partnerships and create innovative programs to improve children's health and lives by advancing health equity.

Nemours has long-established collaborations with schools, local agencies and community organizations to support health initiatives such as nutrition, physical activity and literacy. The Ginsburg Institute strives to create a world where every child can thrive and achieve their full potential for health and well-being. We build community partnerships, translate research into practice and create opportunities for innovative solutions.

A "Singular Moment" for Children's Health

Share the beginning of our journey when we announced the founding of the Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity in 2022.

A Strategic Roadmap to Advancing Child Health Equity

The Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity was established with a generous gift from the Ginsburg Family Foundation. It will catalyze change by discovering and testing innovative child health equity strategies and promoting the effective ones. We partner with communities to ensure every child across Central Florida has the opportunity to live their healthiest life.

How It Works

The Ginsburg Institute is a truly collaborative effort. It brings together a team of world-renowned pediatric specialists, behavioral economists, health services researchers, environmental health experts and academic experts who specialize in interpreting data.

Together, we will:

  • Identify and remove barriers to health in medically underserved areas
  • Collaborate to design and implement innovative projects to enhance population health
  • Prepare a health care and scientific workforce to deploy resources into diverse communities, both locally and around the world
  • Share research and policy findings locally, nationally and internationally to address underlying social determinants of health

“We know that 80% of a child's health happens outside of the health care system, and we are committed to going well beyond medicine to change children's lives through innovative programs and community partnerships.”

Nancy Molello, MSB, Executive Director 

Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity at Nemours

Ginsburg photo of Nancy Molello and a child planting basil

Ginsburg Scholars: Today's Research, Tomorrow's Leaders

We're committed to training the next generation of health equity leaders through the Ginsburg Health Equity Scholars. 

  • Ginsburg Scholars Mentorship Program
  • Ginsburg Scholars Grant Program

Media

Family Connection "Literacy Matters" 

August 4, 2024

Literacy Matters. Take a closer look at how our educators and nonprofits are working together to enhance literacy for children in and out of the classroom. This interview includes our very own Nancy Molello and community partners Jamie Molello, CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida and Jen Knopf, Reed Charitable Foundation CEO and Founder, among other local educators and professionals.

Father reading to daughter.

The Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity at Nemours partnered with community group 4Roots and the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida, Jacqueline Bradley and Clarence Otis Family Branch, to plant a community garden in the West Lakes neighborhood in Orlando.

This initiative marks the first community grant from the Ginsburg Institute, amplifying our commitment to improving children's health and lives by advancing health equity.

Podcast: Medical Care (and More) That Goes Well Beyond Medicine

On air now:

Episode 89 — Summertime and the Learning Is Easy

This episode digs into the importance of high-quality summer learning to our nation’s children in all its aspects: health, nutrition, safety, equity, workforce impact and education.

Episode 63 — Ginsburg Institute: Equalizing Health — Well Beyond Medicine Podcast

Episode 64 — Ginsburg Scholars: The Future of Health Equity — Well Beyond Medicine Podcast

These episodes contain conversations with Nancy Molello, Executive Director, Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity; Marc McMurrin, President and CEO, Ginsburg Family Foundation, Inc. and Brianna Karim, Ginsburg Scholar, about the mission and vision of the Institute, community partnerships and the Ginsburg Scholars program.

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Join Us and Support Children's Health Equity

Children's health equity is a collective effort.

  • Attend the symposium.
  • Become a community partner.
  • Make a contribution on our giving page by selecting "Health Equity" from the drop-down menu to direct your support.
Dr. Kara Odom Walker MD, MPH, MSHS
Nemours Children's Health EVP and Chief Population Health Officer