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Reach Out and Read

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Reading is doctor recommended and Reach Out and Read gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together. 
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The Achievement Gap Starts Early.  A third of young children, and a half of children living in poverty, in the U.S. arrive at kindergarten without the skills that they need for success at school. Students who enter kindergarten with below grade level reading skills have a much higher chance of dropping out of school later in life. 
The Opportunity of a Lifetime
What happens during the first few years sets the stage for the rest of a child's life. More than 95 percent of a child's brain is formed during this critical period, and a child's experiences irreversibly affect how the brain develops - for better or worse.

Seizing the Moment
Our Reach Out and Read trained doctors have the greatest access to families with children in the early years, when it counts. More than 91 percent of children under the age of six attend routine pediatric visits at least once a year. 
We encourage parents to read aloud daily to their infants, toddlers and preschoolers, as a simple and effective way of fostering nurturing, language-rich family interactions that support brain development and provide a foundation for success.

Our Unique Model
At more than 10 routine health checkups from infancy through 5 years, our Reach Out and Read-trained providers:
  • Talk with parents about how important it is to read aloud and engage with their young children
  • Demonstrate how best to look at books and talk about the stories with their infants, toddlers and preschoolers
  • Encourage them to cuddle up and read together at home and build routines around books
  • And then give a new book to the child to take home and keep
At the end of the program, every child has a home-library of books, each given with the advice to parents that they are their child's first and most important teacher.

Cost-Effective and Scalable
Our program is integrated into our pediatric care - in fact the American Academy of Pediatrics has endorsed the model, promoting it as "an essential component of pediatric primary care."  
This means that it is cost effective - $20 provides the program for one child for a year.
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Hours & Locations

Bonners Ferry
6615 Comanche Street
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
(208) 267-1718​
(208) 267-9197 fax
Monday - Thursday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. **
Friday 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
​** Please note: the last Thursday of each month we will open at 9:00 am

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Administration
​301 Cedar Street, Suite 206
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 263-7101
(208) 255-4842
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sandpoint
810 6th Ave.
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Family Medicine, (208) 265-6252
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Pediatrics, (208) 265-2242
Dental, (208) 265-1415
Pharmacy, (
208) 265-1400
(208) 265-8214 fax
Monday - Thursday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.**
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Friday 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

​** Please note: the last Thursday of each month we will open at 9:00 am

Priest River
6509 Hwy 2
Priest River, ID 83856
(208) 448-2321
​(208) 448-1317 fax
Monday - Thursday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.**
Friday 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
​** Please note: the last Thursday of each month we will open at 9:00 am

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A provider or triage nurse is available after hours for healthcare needs.  ​Call (208) 263-7101
Language services are available.  Medically trained interpreters are available via phone to assist patients with their healthcare questions.  
Un proveedor o enfermera de triaje está disponible fuera del horario de atención para las necesidades de atención médica. ​Llame al (208) 263-7101
Los servicios de idiomas están disponibles. Intérpretes capacitados médicamente están disponibles por teléfono para ayudar a los pacientes con sus preguntas sobre atención médica.



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Kaniksu Community Health an FTCA Deemed facility.  This health center receives Health and Human Services (HHS) funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health related claims, including medical/dental/behavioral health malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals​.
The Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992 and 1995 granted medical malpractice liability protection through the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) to HRSA-supported health centers. Under the Act, health centers are considered Federal employees and are immune from lawsuits, with the Federal government acting as their primary insurer.  More information is available here: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/ftca/about/index.html 
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  • About
    • Quality You Can See
    • Community Partnerships
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    • Preventive Care
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    • Diaper Bank
    • Reach out and Read
    • COVID-19
    • Notice of Privacy Practices
  • Services
    • Family Medicine
    • Pediatrics
    • Dental
    • Behavioral Health
    • Same Day Clinic
    • Pharmacy
    • Mobile Clinic
    • Patient Assistance
    • Care Management
  • Find a Provider
  • Careers
  • Feedback
    • Patient Satisfaction Survey
    • Testimonials
    • Insider
    • Employee Kudos
    • Patient Feedback Form
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