Maureen Corcoran, Director of Ohio Medicaid, called Rocking Horse “an absolutely incredible place (with incredible caregivers.”
LeeAnne Cornyn, Director of Children’s Initiatives with the Governor’s Office, described the visit as amazing.
“We got to see a lot of incredible services that Rocking Horse is providing for Clark County residents and the broader western Ohio community.”
Gov. Mike DeWine is making children’s health a cornerstone of his administration and previously explained why to this news organization.
“Take jobs. The biggest problem we have today is we can’t find people who are qualified for jobs,” said DeWine. “A lot of that goes back to the fact that they didn’t get a good enough start in life. … I just think this is so important, and everything really flows from the first few years of life.”
Helping vulnerable children is a central role of government, Dewine previously told this news organization. “These are children that I think we have a moral obligation to reach out to,” he said. “The whole goal (of early childhood efforts) is by age 5 to get them to the starting line in kindergarten so they have the opportunity to go on from there to compete.”
State Senator Bob Hackett, R-London and State Rep. Kyle Koehler, R-Springfield also attended Friday morning’s visit to the health center.
Rocking Horse provides assistance to improve community members’ physical, emotional, and mental health, according to its website. In March 2009, the health center was designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
“This community should be so proud of what you’re doing for all of the citizens who live here,” Corcoran said.
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