As we celebrate 25 years of service to children and families in 2021, Connecticut Children’s proudly continues our long-standing commitment to strengthening families to promote optimal child health, development, and well-being. In addition to providing high quality clinical, medical, and surgical care to accomplish this goal, Connecticut Children’s […]
By: Connecticut Children’s Executive Management Team At Connecticut Children’s, our commitment to strengthening families and communities to promote children’s optimal health, development and well-being is of critical importance now more than ever. We find ourselves at a significant crossroads as we embrace the nationwide movement calling on organizations […]
By: Lauren Weaver, MD Just weeks remain for families in the United States to fill out their Census forms. To help ensure as many children as possible are counted, I am excited to be part of a group of pediatric residents at Connecticut Children’s working to make sure […]
By: Lenora Codrington, DO COVID-19 is called the great equalizer with the ability to affect the young, old, rich and poor. However, COVID-19 has exposed concerning inequities, as preliminary studies have shown that it disproportionately affects people of color with higher morbidity and mortality observed in these groups. […]
By: Erin Pastor, MD I am a pediatric resident physician on the brink of graduation. The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly altered everything I learned during my medical training. In particular, my outlook on how best to support patients has forever changed and I have increased appreciation of the […]
Pediatric providers are increasingly recognizing the dominant impact of social, environmental, and behavioral factors on children’s health, development, and well-being. An important focus on health equity and the impact of adverse social determinants demand providers’ best efforts to identify and address families’ needs. As a result, many organizations […]
By: Jessica Hollenbach, PhD Asthma is the most common chronic pediatric disease, which affects nearly six million children in the United States. Children from minority groups who live in low socioeconomic urban areas experience the highest rates of asthma and associated concerns. Children with asthma also suffer from higher […]
By: Nancy Trout, MD, MPH On the Partner’s In Health website, Dr. Paul Farmer is quoted: “The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” This quote has been on my mind of late, particularly with regard to children […]
