The Bradshaw Institute’s unique scope and partners will essentially extend care “beyond hospital walls” and into the community and actual homes, allowing wide-ranging programs to reach families before health problems reach critical level and so hopefully lessen impact of the problem – whether that problem is asthma, abuse, diabetes, skyrocketing obesity levels or ensuring children reach optimal development or preventing injuries through extensive community education. The institute and its community/university partners will focus on research, advocacy, prevention and education, healthy child development, community pediatrics and finding ways to reduce healthcare disparities.

“Giving back to the community, especially by helping children and families, is very important to our family,” said William and Annette Bradshaw. “We’ve seen firsthand how prevention out-reach – whether as simple as a car-seat check or helmet fitting – can save lives. Can you imagine how much more we as a community and a state can achieve through this kind of innovative approach that expands care to families and takes it directly into their communities?”