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Despite great advances in medicine and developmental science, pediatric health care has not evolved to address many of the current critical challenges to child and adolescent health. There is growing need to transform policies, practices and norms and tackle disparities and inequities within the child and adolescent healthcare system. An ad hoc committee assembled by the National Academies will conduct a consensus study to examine promising mechanisms and levers for innovations that can be implemented in the health care system to improve the health and wellbeing of children and youth.
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Launching Lifelong Health by Improving Health Care for Children, Youth, and Families
Consensus Study Report
·2024
Ensuring every child is on an optimal trajectory to a healthy and productive adulthood is imperative for the nation's future. Investments in children and families improves child health, but also health equity, education outcomes, workforce productivity, and cost-effectiveness in public spending. Des...
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