The Imperative for Period Equity (Encore Presentation)
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In this encore presentation of Well Beyond Medicine, we explore the timely topic of period equity with Nemours Children’s Health adolescent medicine specialist Robyn Miller, MD. Menstruation is something half of the world’s population experiences. Yet having the right resources — access to period products and health information about menses — can prove elusive for […]
Transforming Pediatrics and Embracing Value-Based Care with Alex Koster
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When discussing methods of paying for health care in the U.S., you’ll often hear the terms fee-for-service and value-based care. What do they mean? And what value can value-based care models bring to pediatric patients and their families? We discuss these questions and more with Alex Koster, Associate Vice President of Value Transformation for Nemours […]
Summertime and the Learning is Easy
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George Gershwin says summer is when “the livin’ is easy.” But there is something to be said for summer as an opportunity to maintain the learning, safety and health of our nation’s children when they’re out of school. We dig into the importance of high-quality summer learning to our nation’s children in all its aspects: […]
PRAMS for Dads – Empowering Fathers in Pregnancy Health
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For decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has partnered with state health departments to conduct the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). Aimed at new mothers, the PRAMS survey asks women to provide information about their health, attitudes, and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. By the mid-twenty-teens, however, it was […]
Early Years, Lasting Impact: Supporting Early Childhood Educators
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The Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (TAP), started in 2018 and is led by the Rodel Foundation and the Nemours Children’s National Office of Policy & Prevention. It uses Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funding to provide support and resources to early care education providers to make positive changes in their […]
The Roadmap Project (Encore Presentation)
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The Roadmap Project started in 2017 as a simple request from three parents of children with chronic conditions to the American Board of Pediatrics: Create for us a roadmap to improve the emotional health of our children. Since that time, The Roadmap Project has become a national effort that seeks to do this by: In […]
The KIDS Health Act: Whole Child Health for the Nation (Pt. 2 of 2)
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In part 2 of The KIDS Health Act series, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Dan Sullivan discuss ways in which the bill aims to integrate mental and physical health services for children eligible for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Senator Carper (D-DE) highlights his focus on early childhood development and access to healthcare […]
The KIDS Health Act: Whole Child Health for the Nation (Pt. 1 of 2)
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The Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Supporting (KIDS) Health Act is a bipartisan and bicameral effort now before the U.S. Congress that would establish a holistic approach to children’s healthcare by integrating mental and physical health services for children and youth who are eligible for both Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This legislation would […]
Pathways to Improve Social Determinants of Health
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Social determinants of health (SDoH) are non-medical factors that affect health outcomes and quality of life. Much attention and work is focused on examining SDoH and creating pathways to improve them, with the ultimate goal of optimizing wellness for everyone. In this episode, we’ll take a look at two such pathways. SEGMENT 1: A paper […]
Leveraging Health Informatics to Serve the Underserved
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Health informatics stands at the intersection of healthcare and information technology. It’s a science that uses healthcare data to uncover insights, advance innovation, inform research, and help clinicians make the best patient decisions and recommendations. Dr. Stacey Stokes is the Medical Director of Informatics with Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. At the 2024 Pediatric […]