News & Notes

Dartmouth Health Children’s Pediatrician awarded Advocacy in Action Award
Steven Chapman, MD recognized by New Futures for extraordinary advocacy efforts and leadership in the field of addiction to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Battle of the Badges Hockey Championship to celebrate 15th anniversary on March 18
The annual battle of Good vs. Good will return to the SNHU Arena to celebrate 15 years of fantastic play in support of New Hampshire’s only children’s hospital.

Dartmouth Health Children's joins national gun safety movement to address guns as leading cause of death in children
Dartmouth Health and Dartmouth Health Children’s join thousands of leading hospitals and prominent health associations nationwide to encourage families to ask about gun access and safety measures.

CHaD HERO raises more than $600,000
Nearly 2,000 participants, sponsors and donors descended on the Dartmouth Green in Hanover on Sunday, October 9, for the first large-scale and in-person CHaD HERO since before COVID-19.

Cool evening had spectators on their feet as first responders compete to win for Dartmouth Health Children’s
Team Police proudly took home the trophy after an 8-7 win over Team Fire on September 23 2022, while the game raised $124,000 and counting.

Dartmouth Health Children’s maternal mental health advocate pushes for policy change impacting America’s moms in Washington, D.C.
Heather Ann Martin was the only representative from New Hampshire at the 2022 Mom Congress Convention

Dartmouth Health Children’s distributes infant CPR home training kits for families of babies treated in intensive care nursery
Kits donated by American Heart Association, funded by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation

Pediatric neurosurgeon: Helmets can save your child’s life
Dartmouth Health Children’s shares new video on staying safe on summer wheels

Dartmouth Health Children’s celebrates the opening of new ADA-compliant playground
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester is now home to an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant playground thanks to a fundraising initiative lead by the Perry Family of Bedford.

NH's high childhood cancer rates re-examined and reveal a Northeast regional problem
New study from Dartmouth Cancer Center re-examines claims of high pediatric cancer rates in New Hampshire to show that no single state in the Northeast is an outlier when taking important factors into consideration.