Primary care pediatrics and public health: meeting the needs of today's children. Am J Public Health 2012 Dec;102(12):e17-23
Date
10/20/2012Pubmed ID
23078463Pubmed Central ID
PMC3519320DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2012.301013Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84869174119 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 52 CitationsAbstract
The proportion of children suffering from chronic illnesses--such as asthma and obesity, which have significant environmental components--is increasing. Chronic disease states previously seen only in adulthood are emerging during childhood, and health inequalities by social class are increasing. Advocacy to ensure environmental health and to protect from the biological embedding of toxic stress has become a fundamental part of pediatrics. We have presented the rationale for addressing environmental and social determinants of children's health, the epidemiology of issues facing children's health, recent innovations in pediatric medical education that have incorporated public health principles, and policy opportunities that have arisen with the passage of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author List
Kuo AA, Etzel RA, Chilton LA, Watson C, Gorski PAMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAsthma
Child
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Health
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Insurance, Health
Male
Mental Health
Obesity
Oral Health
Pediatrics
Poverty
Primary Health Care
Public Health Administration
United States
Violence
