By: Elaine Wang, MD The first time I ever wrote a letter to a legislator, I was in the 4th grade. We were learning about “current events” at school and our teacher tasked us with writing letters to our state representatives. I no longer remember what the subject […]
By: Amy Hunter, PhD, MPH, Susan DiVietro, PhD, and Rebecca Beebe, PhD The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new level of concern to those of us who work to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment. Since the pandemic hit, the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence has […]
By: Jessica Hollenbach, PhD and Christine Langton, MSW, MPH The COVID-19 pandemic placed new pressure on healthcare providers to adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare landscape. Innovative solutions are more welcome and necessary than ever. Our Easy Breathing asthma management program, which is a program of Connecticut Children’s […]
By: Marcus Smith, MBA and Jacquelyn M. Rose, MPH This is the last in a series of four blog posts that we plan to publish during Healthy Homes Month that explores how organizations can leverage housing innovations as a platform to help children to flourish, thrive, and succeed. […]
By: Lenora Codrington, DO COVID-19 is called the great equalizer with the ability to affect the young, old, rich and poor. However, preliminary studies have shown that COVID-19 disproportionately affects people of color with higher morbidity and mortality observed in these groups. Preliminary data from the Connecticut Department […]
By: Marcus Smith, MBA and Jacquelyn M. Rose, MPH This is the third in a series of four blog posts that we plan to publish during Healthy Homes Month that explores how organizations can leverage housing innovations as a platform to help children to flourish, thrive, and succeed. […]
By: Paul H. Dworkin, MD As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated across the nation and the world, child health providers took some comfort in recognizing the relatively limited impact of the disease on children as compared to adults and, particularly, seniors. Notwithstanding the emergence of a rare, serious COVID-19 […]
By: Erin Pastor, MD I am a pediatric resident physician on the brink of graduation. The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly altered everything I learned during my medical training. In particular, my outlook on how best to support patients has forever changed and I have increased appreciation of the […]
