School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide a variety of health care services to youth in a
convenient and accessible environment. Over the past 40 years, the growth of SBHCs …

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 …

An in-depth look at disparities in health and health care, fully updated for 2021 Vulnerable
Populations in the United States, 3rd Edition provides a general framework for studying …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Access to appropriate language services is critical for
ensuring patient safety and reducing the impact of language barriers. This study compared …

Early engagement in mental health intervention is critical, yet the vast majority of children
who are experiencing mental health concerns are not receiving needed services. Pediatric …

Health-care systems in the USA and most of western Europe face challenges in the
coordination and integration of care for patients, particularly those with chronic conditions. In …

Understanding social determinants of health, such as the social and physical conditions
under which children and their families live, work, and play, is essential to reducing …

The objective of this study is to inform medical home implementation in practices serving
limited English proficiency Latino families by exploring limited English proficiency Latina …

Examination of Latino children in aggregate ignores important subgroup differences due to
the parents' English language ability. Previous reports of the pediatric medical home have …

Although care within a medical home increases parental satisfaction with health care
services and improves health care utilization, significant racial/ethnic and language …