Adverse social conditions experienced in childhood contribute to an elevated burden of disease in affected children, spanning acute and chronic diseases such as injury, diabetes, asthma, infectious disease, and cardiovascular disease. Socially desirable responses to surveys in general can be affected by data collection format. Computer-based surveys have been shown to be acceptable to adults [...]
Navigators are advocates who enable the health care system to function more effectively and efficiently When families have this conversation with a Navigator, it nurtures a safe space for the health care team and families to explore difficult topics. Navigators are advocates who enable the health care system to function more effectively and efficiently. Children’s [...]
A large population of children in the United States are living in poverty Child poverty in the United States is widespread and has serious negative effects on the health and well-being of children throughout their life course. Child health providers are considering ways to redesign their practices in order to mitigate the negative effects of [...]
Social determinants of health shape both children’s immediate health and their lifetime risk for disease This large randomized clinical trial of pediatric primary and urgent care–based social determinants of health interventions found a significantly greater decrease in social needs and improvement in parent-reported child health in families in an in-person navigation intervention arm compared with [...]
