Health Care Delivery Goals
The Health Care Delivery Committee aims to identify
effective strategies to care for all children, with
a particular focus on vulnerable children. The 5
goals of the Committee are:
- To promote the use of and expand the evidence base
for health care delivery for children.
To promote the care of children in the context
of families and communities.
To teach the next generation how to implement
effective health care delivery strategies for
(at the individual
and population level and with attention to systems
of care).
- To identify emerging opportunities and challenges
to improve the delivery of health care for vulnerable
children (e.g., growth of interdisciplinary teams,
use of information technologies).
- To promote scholarship with regard to promoting
effective strategies to care for children.
Report
- PAS 2007 Committee Meeting We enjoyed stimulating
presentations and lively discussions at the May meeting
of the committee. The theme was engaging trainees
in the delivery of mental/behavioral health services,
particularly in primary care settings. The
interest in trainees reflects activities of
many APA members, the push to ‘do
more in less time’ for each clinical encounter, and the
recognition that exposures and skills acquired
during training influence activities once pediatricians
are established in their careers. Presenters included:
Sue Feigelman, (University of Maryland), Lynn Garfunkel,
(University of Rochester) joined by Jenni Linebarger,
Sara Horstmann, , and Heather Paradis, David Link,
(Cambridge Health Alliance; Harvard Medical School),
and Francis Rushton, (Beaufort Pediatrics). We are
greatly appreciative to each of the presenters for
their contributions to the meeting. Over the next
year, the committee will refine its goal of identifying
effective strategies to care for vulnerable children.
If you are interested in learning more, please contact
Cynthia Minkovitz (cminkovi@jhsph.edu), Chair of
the Committee.
APA Health Care Delivery Award
Congratulations to the Yes We Can, Urban Asthma Partnership
at San Francisco General Hospital/UCSF. Yes We Can
is the recipient of the 2007 APA Health Care Delivery
Award and is directed by Shannon Thyne, Nannette Maddon,
and Andrea Marmor. The program addresses asthma among
disadvantaged, urban youth and is a multidisciplinary
collaboration of San Francisco State University, City
College of San Francisco and the UCSF Department of
Pediatrics at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH).
The program at SFGH has served over 700 children to
date. Highlights of the services offered include medical
evaluations, social interventions, and integrated activities
including patient education, social support and community
outreach. Early evaluation results highlight increased
prescribing of controller meds, use of action plans
and mattress covers, and decreased asthma symptoms.
The partnership, in operation for 8 years, involves
academic and community partnerships. Originally supported
by foundation pilot funds, the initiative has been
institutionalized and now is supported by the Department
of Public Health.
The purpose of this award is to
recognize an innovative and effective program that provides
health care in the context of a teaching setting. The
program must include residents and/or rnedical students.
It may provide general pediatric care, care to children
with special needs (e.g., children with lead poisoning,
teenage mothers and their children, or children with chronic
illnesses), or a system of care (e.g., an immunization
tracking system). The Award recognizes an outstanding
program or system of health care.
Networking at your fingertips.
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Consultants listed in E-Connections have self-identified expertise in
Education, Research, Career Development, Advocacy/Health Policy,
Administration/Leadership and Communication/Technology. They are willing
to consult by e-mail or phone to assist other members with project
development or project dilemmas. To access: Go to the members-only home
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