Improving the Health of All Children in Our Community: The Nationwide Children's Hospital and Franklin County, Ohio, Pediatric Vital Signs Project

Historically, pediatrics has been focused on improving outcomes for all children, yet current practice arrangements limit the ability of pediatricians to focus on population healthcare. In the late 19th century, the time of the field's founding as a distinct specialty, pediatricians instituted population health initiatives to improve nutrition and sanitation and reduce the spread of infectious disease.1 A century later, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) identified the need to address the “new morbidities” of psychosocial and behavioral problems with a focus on the environmental factors that can lead to or worsen mental health or developmental trajectories.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research