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: Allison Matthews-Wilson, LCSW Here at Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health, and at Connecticut Children’s at large, there’s a lot of talk about innovation. Where to find it, how to foster it, and how to fund it. I’m proud to say, in the space I work, […]
By: Marcus Smith Used by physicians in a clinical setting, prescriptions help patients access the pharmaceuticals they need to make them feel better. However, in the ongoing conversation regarding children’s health and development, an important concept is often overlooked. That is the evidence-based concept that non-clinical interventions can […]
By: Brendan T. Campbell, MD, MPH, FACS As a gun owner, parent, and pediatric surgeon, I can see both sides of what is all too often a polarized debate about how best to prevent firearm injuries in the United States. Perhaps a better way to frame this debate […]
By: Marcus Smith As we celebrate our 15th year of service to low-income homeowners in Connecticut, we are excited to announce that Connecticut Children’s Healthy Homes Program is expanding statewide. Our announcement comes during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, a week in which we, and other similar organizations […]
By: Chris Corcoran Connecticut Children’s Healthy Homes Program (Healthy Homes) improves the lives of young children and their families by making homes lead-safe, healthy and more energy efficient. Research shows that addressing all of those areas can have a profound impact on health outcomes, as opposed to focusing […]
By: Melissa Held, MD, FAAP They are among the most vulnerable children we see as patients. They are refugees who have been displaced from their countries due to violence and political unrest. They are seeking to rebuild their lives with their families here in Connecticut, a world away […]
By: Martha Peregoy When people hear about the sport squash, they typically think of players at boarding schools and at country clubs, not urban middle school students playing after school. However, there are a growing number of organizations that bring squash to urban students. One of these programs, […]
