Children entering foster care have complex health needs that can persist across the
lifespan. Efforts to improve access to primary care services exist; however, few have been …

Children in foster care exhibit physical health problems at alarming rates. Moreover, these
problems are frequently undiagnosed before entry into foster and too often go untreated …

Background Children in foster care demonstrate higher rates of physical health difficulties
and lower rates of engagement in preventative health services than the general population …

In 2012, the Comprehensive Health Evaluations for Cincinnati's Kids (CHECK) Center was
launched at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to provide health care for over …

Children in foster care are the most vulnerable to experiencing poor health compared with
any other group of children in the United States. Children enter foster care due to …

Children in the child welfare system are disproportionately at risk for physical and mental
health problems. In response to these disparities, recent federal legislation, the Fostering …

Objective. Most research on health problems of children in foster care has been cross-
sectional, resulting in overselection of children who have been in care long-term and …

Children in out-of-home care—commonly known as foster care children—have
comprehensive medical needs that differ from those of other child populations. To better …

Nearly 750 000 children are currently in foster care in the United States. Recent trends in
foster care include reliance on extended family members to care for children in kinship care …

Children and adolescents in foster care placement represent a unique population with
special health care needs, often resulting from pre-placement early adversity and neglected …