OBJECTIVE: Socioeconomic status (SES) is inversely related to pediatric mortality in the community. However, it is unknown if this association exists for in-hospital pediatric mortality. Our objective was to determine the association of SES with in-hospital pediatric mortality among…

AIM: Adolescents in the juvenile justice system are particularly susceptible to high rates of co-occurring health-risk behaviors, while at the same time lacking access to the healthcare system. METHODS: A verbal questionnaire was administered from December 2009 to June 2010 to youth…

Our objective was to examine the association between parental immigration status and child health and health care utilization. Using data from a national sample of immigrant adults who had recently become legal permanent residents (LPR), children (n = 2,170) were categorized according…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of developmental screening on the identification of developmental delays, early intervention (EI) referrals, and EI eligibility. METHODS: This randomized controlled, parallel-group trial was conducted from December 2008 to June 2010 in 4…

The objective of this study is to develop new methods to better identify psychosocial risk such that children with the greatest risk of poor future outcomes receive more intensive preventive health services. Based on structured literature review and secondary data analysis, a 52-item…

Little is known about the health status of refugees beyond the immediate post-arrival period in the US. Using data from the 2003 New Immigrant Survey, a nationally representative survey of immigrants who had recently become legal permanent residents, we determined the prevalence of…

The days of healthcare professionals ignoring the word “dollar” are over as we face universal calls for our $2.7 trillion health care system to be financially sustainable and not waste an estimated $558 billion to $1.263 trillion per year. Referring to six “wedges” of waste…

When Hurricane Sandy pummeled the northeast and mid-Atlantic states in October, uprooting trees and causing massive flooding, at least three large hospitals were forced to evacuate after emergency generators failed. Governors of 10 states declared emergencies and requested federal aid…

PURPOSE: To update the information available on the number and type of faculty diversity programs at U.S. MD-degree-granting medical schools. METHOD: The authors conducted an environmental scan of the 124 MD-degree-granting medical schools included in the 2010 Faculty Roster. They…

OBJECTIVE: To explore barriers to early intervention (EI) evaluation among referred infants and toddlers. METHODS: We conducted semistructured interviews with parents of children referred for EI services and with EI staff. We purposively sampled families according to whether they…