By: Annika Anderson, MPH On September 19th, 2023 I had the honor of attending the Honorable Mayor Muriel Boswer’s 6th Annual Maternal and Infant Health Summit as a SparkDC Speaker. This year’s summit focused on timely topics including working women and best practices for employers of expectant mothers […]
By: Brendan Campbell, MD, MPH and Kevin Borrup, DrPH, JD, MPA Summer is a time for fun and play for children, but it is also a time when injuries occur at greater frequency compared to other times of the year. The time period between Memorial Day and Labor […]
Dr. Paul Dworkin, Executive Vice President for Community Child Health at Connecticut Children’s and Founding Director of the Help Me Grow National Center, joins our blog to share more about his work in Hartford and beyond to transform child health and development to ensure all children have an […]
By: Amy Watkins, MPH The statistics are alarming: about 40 children die from heat stroke every summer in the United States after being trapped inside hot cars. In more than half of these deaths, a parent forgot and unintentionally left their child behind in the car. Connecticut Children’s embraces […]
Pride Month provides an opportunity to teach children about the tremendous contributions and accomplishments of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA) during past and present times. At Connecticut Children’s, we honor Pride Month with our team members, patients and […]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month provides an opportunity to teach children about the tremendous contributions Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders have made in the United States during past and present times. At Connecticut Children’s, we honor AANHPI Heritage Month with our […]
Connecticut Children’s is committed to breaking the cycle of violence and increasing safety in Connecticut communities. As part of that, Connecticut Children’s Injury Prevention Center (IPC) received $2 million in funding from the city of Hartford in March 2022 to oversee the Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) Strengthening […]
By: Christine Finck, MD, FACS, and Melissa Santos, PhD More than 17 million U.S. children and teens live with a common chronic disease that has been stigmatized for years – pediatric obesity. In Connecticut, 15.3% of 10-17 year olds a nd 14.5% of 2-4 year olds suffer from […]
