Socioeconomic status and health status are directly related across the world. Children with
low-socioeconomic status not only experience greater health problems in childhood but also …

Asthma continues to disproportionately affect minority and low-income groups, with African
American and Latino children who live in low-socioeconomic-status urban environments …

Medical-legal partnerships integrate legal advocates into health care settings to address
health-related social needs. However, their effect on health outcomes is unclear. This …

Objective To describe hardships experienced by families of children with medical complexity
(CMC) and compare them with those experienced by families of children with asthma. Study …

The social determinants of health (SDoH) are defined by the World Health Organization as
the “conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age.” Within pediatrics …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Health care reform offers a new opportunity to address
child health disparities. This study sought to characterize racial differences in pediatric …

This research study examines the factors involved in the child care choices of low-income
working families in two urban communities. Applying qualitative research methods, this …

Nonadherence to treatment is an important influence on the health outcomes of children and
adolescents with pediatric asthma, which is the most prevalent childhood chronic illness …

Background. Despite the availability of effective asthma treatments and evidence-based
management guidelines focusing on asthma control, many patients have asthma that is …

Objectives. Racial/ethnic disparities in current asthma prevalence and medical care are a
major public health concern. We examined the differences in asthma prevalence and …