Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health is a national leader in promoting the optimal health, development and well-being of children in Connecticut and around the country. Launched in 2012, the Office is recognized as a pioneer in utilizing a cross-sector approach to build stronger child-serving systems and […]
Childhood obesity is a serious health problem, and rates continue to climb. Even heavy infants and toddlers are at risk of carrying their obesity into later childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Since treatment of children and adolescents with obesity is challenging and often ends in failure, prevention is the […]
By: Garry Lapidus, PA-C, MPH I am occasionally referred to as Dr. Lapidus, despite my lack of a medical or other doctoral degree. I am the director of Connecticut Children’s Injury Prevention Center (IPC), as well as a physician assistant (PA) in Connecticut Children’s Emergency Department who also […]
By: Nancy Trout, MD, MPH Electronic media has assumed a ubiquitous role in our lives, with both positive and negative effects. Screen time has expanded to include television, computers, video games, phones, and tablets. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and […]
By: Jacquelyn M. Rose, MPH This is the fourth blog of a series describing Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health’s journey to create and nurture a culture of innovation. As you can imagine, nurturing a culture of innovation within any organization is quite a process. As […]
By: Jessica Lozada and Cabrini Merclean At Connecticut Children’s Center for Care Coordination (the Center), we take pride in the work we do and the innovative ways we support the children and families we serve. One of our latest projects involved collecting and analyzing new data to identify […]
The 10th annual Help Me Grow National Forum featured three days of shared learning and inspiration around best practices to collectively enhance the well-being of children to ensure all reach their full potential. More than 400 child advocates attended the event, including members of our Help Me Grow […]
