There has been an explosion of interest in addressing social needs in health care settings.
Some efforts, such as screening patients for social needs and connecting them to needed …

Introduction Asthma attacks are responsible for considerable morbidity and may be fatal. We
aimed to identify and weight risk factors for asthma attacks in children (5–12 years) in order …

Importance Social determinants of health shape both children's immediate health and their
lifetime risk for disease. Increasingly, pediatric health care organizations are intervening to …

Importance Social and economic contexts shape children's short-and long-term health.
Efforts to address contextual risk factors are increasingly incorporated into pediatric health …

An in-depth look at disparities in health and health care, fully updated for 2021 Vulnerable
Populations in the United States, 3rd Edition provides a general framework for studying …

Objective To describe pathways by which families may influence the onset and course of a
child's asthma. Methods We critically reviewed published articles and book chapters to …

Risk behaviors, including tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, are common in adolescents and
young adults. Those who engage in one risk behavior are likely to engage in additional …

Undocumented Latinx immigrants experience unique factors prior to migration, during
migration, and after migration that shape their health. Our review summarizes the limited but …

OBJECTIVE. To examine differences in asthma prevalence and emergency department (ED)
visits for asthma between non-Hispanic black and white children, and factors that might …

BACKGROUND: Low socioeconomic status (SES) is a strong predictor of many health
problems, including asthma impairment; however, little is understood about why some …