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News from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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JULY 11, 2003 | Children and
employees at Fort Smith Kids First
celebrated the center’s 10th
anniversary as well as Independence Day
with a parade and red, white, and blue
refreshments Thursday, July 3.
The center for children with special
health care needs is part of a statewide
network of 11 specialized centers operated
by the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences (UAMS). The
UAMS
Kids First centers provide
intensive early learning experiences along
with health care.
The children, ages 6 weeks to 5 years,
paraded on foot and in special floats –
strollers and even rolling cribs. Parents
and community leaders attended the parade
and viewed from a special viewing stand. A
reception followed with a red, white, and
blue menu of watermelons, blueberries, and
other treats.
Karen Tyler is director of the Fort Smith
center, which serves 55 children with
chronic illnesses, development delays, and
other special health care needs.
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Children at Kids First in Fort Smith, Ark., a UAMS
center for young children with special health care
needs, celebrated the Fourth of July with a
parade. (Carolyn Marsh) Click on photo for larger
view.
One boy wore an Uncle Sam-style top
hat in the Fourth of July parade. Joyce Mays,
R.N., is behind him. (Carolyn Marsh) Click on
photo for larger view.
Lillie Stewart, R.N. (foreground);
speech pathologist Faye Sharp, center; and Wendell
Rye, an early childhood specialist (rear)
accompanied children at Kids First in Fort Smith
on a parade July 3. (Carolyn Marsh) Click on photo
for larger view.
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Links
on This Page
UAMS Kids First: http://www.kids-first.cc/
UAMS Pediatrician:
http://www.uams.edu/today/2003/060303/Casey.htm
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2003 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). A
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