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Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Primary Care
Health-related social needs like food insecurity and lack of stable housing can negatively impact a child’s health outcomes. To combat this, Nationwide Children’s has implemented and studied the effectiveness of an electronic medical record-based social needs screening in primary care visits.
Supporting Family Financial Stability
As part of its economic development efforts, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has launched the My Bridge 2 Success program, which supports qualifying families in reaching their personal and financial goals. . .and provides funds to help them do it.
The Justice System and Child Health
A first-of-its kind study conducted at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital used electronic medical records to link children’s personal or family involvement in the correctional system to diagnoses — and the authors say the findings are so alarming they should be a call to action for pediatric providers.
Prescribing Books During a Doctor’s Appointment
Reach Out and Read at Nationwide Children’s Hospital provided 48,000 books to families during check-up visits in 2023 alone – part of the hospital’s broader effort to improve literacy levels and kindergarten readiness.
Providing Health Care for an Extremely At-risk Population: Children Who Are Incarcerated
Some teenagers in juvenile detention have not seen a doctor since infancy. Nationwide Children’s Hospital has brought a new health care model to the Franklin County Juvenile Intervention Center and is working to change the lifetime health trajectory for this extremely at-risk population.
Should the Way We Screen Children for Health Concerns Change?
The most-used principles for primary health screening are more than 50 years old – and assume we live in world of ideal health care access. We don’t. A group of doctors and researchers are proposing updated principles, using a population health lens.
Pediatricians as Child Advocates: A Conversation With Dr. Sara Bode
Pediatricians have long been more than just medical doctors; they have felt a responsibility to advocate for policies and practices that help children. Dr. Sara Bode, medical director of School-Based Health Services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a prominent national voice for child health, says that the medical profession should do more recognize advocacy as a core role of a pediatrician.
Telehealth and Health Care Concerns in Southeast Ohio
Ohio Rep. Adam Holmes talked about telehealth, health policy and challenges facing Southeastern Ohio with Charlie Solley, vice president of Government Relations at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Why Pediatricians are Screening for Literacy
Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s primary care offices are now conducting specific literacy screenings for children as young as 3 years old – in an effort to improve kindergarten readiness and overall well-being.
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Pediatric Vital Signs
Just as traditional vital signs like heart rate and temperature reflect an individual’s health, Pediatric Vital Signs uses eight community-wide metrics to measure child wellbeing—spanning health, education and social determinants.