Can You Foster a Child? How To Go About Becoming a Foster FamilyShow: Healthy Children - The Talk Show for ParentsGuest(s) Dr. Walter M. Fierson, M.D. Topic Foster Care and Adoption Topic Info Approximately 800,000 children spend time in foster care each year and there are approximately 500,000 children in foster care on any given day. Children and adolescents in foster care are some of this nation's most vulnerable citizens. They have a host of unmet health needs, including physical, mental, developmental, emotional, educational and dental health needs. The AAP Task Force on Foster Care is addressing the health and well-being needs of children and youth in foster care.
Dr. Walter M. Fierson, M.D. comes on the show to discuss important information for those considering fostering a child and how to go about adopting a child. Guest Info Dr.Walter M. Fierson, M.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles County - USC Medical Center He is a Consulting Ophthalmologist at California Children’s Services and an Attending Physician in the Department of Ophthalmology at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. He is a member of the AAP Task Force on Foster Care. Host Melanie Cole, M.S. Original Air Date 11 / 24 / 2010 |
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