Overview

In this realistic and compassionate guide, pediatric professionals will find primary care strategies for promoting better health and developmental outcomes in low-resourced, high-density urban environments, where many of the communities face structural and historical inequities. The contributors acknowledge the challenges faced by children and families in these settings, and the ways that social drivers of health affect many different aspects of health and well-being. But, they also describe the innovative programs developed at their own and other institutions, which have long histories of caring for children at high risk for poor long-term health outcomes. The editors draw on the expertise of academic pediatricians who have found ways to address social determinants of health with creative, clinic-based support for families. The essays, each written by expert contributors, are built into a structure that introduces the topic, provides concrete exam room solutions, and engages pediatric professionals to advocate for long-term solutions to the overarching societal problems that contributor to poor health outcomes for children. Pediatrics for Underserved Populations also includes the last published piece by AAP past president Benard P. Dreyer, M.D., FAAP, to whom the volume is dedicated in honor of his career-long advocacy for children who are at-risk.

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Author:   Klass Perri ,  Eileen Costello ,  Terri McFadden
Publisher:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Imprint:   American Academy of Pediatrics
ISBN:  

9781610028486

ISBN 10:   1610028481
Pages:   825
Publication Date:   01 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Dedication Contributor List Introduction I.FRAME AND CONTEXT 1. Poverty and Child Development: The Scope of the Problem and How Pediatric Practices Can Help Benard P. Dreyer, MD; Arthur H. Fierman, MD; Suzy Tomopoulos, MD; and Chanelle Coble, MD 2. Childhood Experiences: Adversity, Resilience, and the Foundational Importance of Early Relational Health Stan Sonu, MD, MPH; and Laura Jane Miller, MD4. Environmental Effects 3. Racism and Children's Health and Development: Addressing the Impact Jacqueline Dougé, MD, MPH, FAAP 4. Abby Nerlinger, MD, MPH, FAAP 5. Caring for Parents: Supporting the Home from the Medical Home Terri McFadden, MD, MPH, FAAP II. EXAM ROOM TOPICS FEEDING AND EATING 6. Food Allergies: Caring for Children Living in Underserved Settings Ria Jindal, BS; Samantha Sansweet, MPH; Waheeda Samady, MD, MSCI; and Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH 7. Addressing Faltering Growth in Pediatrics: A Primary Care Approach Priscilla Gonzalez, MD, and Margot Tang, MD, MPH 8. Addressing Childhood Obesity: Impact of the Social Drivers of Health and Resources Stephanie Walsh, MD, MS, FAAP, DABOM SLEEPING 9. The A to Zzzs of Sleep in Underserved Populations: A Primer Judith Anne Owens, MD, MPH, FAAP and Monica Roosa Ordway, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN BREATHING 10. Asthma: Challenges and Advances in Management Rachel S. Sagor, MD and Robyn T. Cohen, MD, MPH DEVELOPMENT 11. Underserved Children: A Developmental Perspective Maggie Dade, DO; Zvart Abaryan, MD, MS; and Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, MS, MBA 12. Autism Spectrum Disorder: Supporting Families Through Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Beyond Karen M. Hopkins, MD 13. ADHD: Neurodevelopmental Disorder or Evolutionary Mismatch? Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, MD MPH FAAP, Demvihin Ihyembe, M.D, Trevena Moore-Briscoe, MD MENTAL HEALTH 14. Anxiety in Underserved Populations: Identification, Assessment, and Treatment in Primary Care Moshe Bitterman, MD; John Parkhurst, PhD; and Andrea Spencer, MD 15. Depression in Underserved Populations: Primary Care-Based Strategies for Identifying, Assessing, and Treating Depression in Youth German Velez, MD; Eric A Peist, PhD; and Tareq Yaqub, MD SAFETY 16. Child Protection and Foster Care: Working with Families Involved with Child Protection Lori Legano, MD, FAAP 17. Injury and Violence Prevention for High-Risk Populations: Centering Injury Equity Kellie Snooks, DO, MPH, and James Dodington, MD COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS 18. Caring for Children with Complex Medical Needs: Promoting Improved Developmental Outcomes Salathiel Kendrick-Allwood, MD, FAAP and Cierra Moss, MD, FAAP 19. Sickle Cell Disease: Implications for Underserved Populations Amy Sobota, MD, MPH and Jeffrey Edwards, MD, MPHSUBSTANCE USE 20. Caring for Children of Parents with Substance Use Disorders: Guidance for Pediatric Primary Care Eileen Costello, MD and Sara Stulac, MD, MPH 21. Adolescent Substance Use: Considerations for Pediatricians Jessica B. Calihan, MD, MS and Sarah M. Bagley, MD, MSc III. FOCUS ON STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS 22. Language, Culture, and Pediatrics: Working with Immigrant Families Mariana Glusman, MD, FAAP 23. Spotlight on Solutions: Economic Support Perri Klass, MD, FAAP 24. Best Starts: Breastfeeding and Beyond Jessica Nash MD, IBCLC, FAAP; Katrina Hammond-Jack MD, MS, FAAP; and Sahira Long MD, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM 25. Oral Health: Integration in Pediatrics Peter Catapano, DDS, FAAPD and Sheena Nandi, DDS, MPH 26. Spotlight on Solutions: Obesity Mary Jo Messito, MD, FAAP 27. Supporting Early Relational Health in Pediatric Practices: Evidence-Based Preventive Interventions Alan L. Mendelsohn, MD, FAAP28. Literacy Promotion in Primary Care: Positive Parenting, Language-Rich Interactions, and Educational Trajectories Perri Klass, MD, FAAP 29. Screens and Digital Media: Supporting Families from Infancy Through Adulthood Jenny Radesky, MD, FAAP 30. Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: Care and Considerations Erika Choi, DO; Pranav Gupta, MD; Jennifer Besse, NP; and J. Sonya Haw, MD 31. Reaching Adolescents and Young Adults in Urban, Underserved Communities: Developmentally Informed, Patient Centered, Integrated Primary Care Melissa Nass, MD, MPH, and Katelin Blackburn, MD, MPH 32. Spotlight on Solutions: Mentoring Perri Klass, MD, FAAP 33. Education Access: Supporting Families of Children with Special Educational Needs in Primary Care Conor Ross, BA; Soukaina Adolphe, MD; Ivys Fernández-Pastrana, JD; and Hilana Scott, MSN, CPNP-PC 34. Education as a Pathway Out of Poverty: The Pediatrician's Role Veda Johnson, MD FAAP 35. Advocacy and Advocacy Training: Going Beyond the Clinic Walls for Patients and Families Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH Conclusion

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Perri Klass, MD, FAAP, is Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University, where she directs the Minor in Medical Humanities, and practices pediatrics at Bellevue Hospital. She is the National Medical Director of Reach Out and Read. Her books include The Best Medicine: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future, Quirky Kids: Understanding and Supporting Your Child with Developmental Differences, coauthored with Dr. Eileen Costello, Every Mother is a Daughter: the Neverending Quest for Success, Inner Peace, and a Really Clean Kitchen, coauthored with her mother, and Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters to a Young Doctor. She lives in New York City. Eileen Costello, MD, FAAP, is a clinical professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine and the former chief of ambulatory pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, where she directed the primary care clinic and the SOFAR (Supporting Our Families through Addiction and Recovery) program. She is currently the medical director at Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, where she oversees the medical care of children in the child welfare system. She lives in Jamaica Plain, MA. Terri McFadden, MD, MPH, FAAP is a Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and Director of Clinical Initiatives for PARTNERS for Equity in Child and Adolescent Health. She is a former medical director for the primary care service at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding and serves as the current medical director of Reach Out and Read Georgia. She lives in Atlanta, GA.

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