Pandemic Planning, Response, and Recovery for Pediatricians: A Focus on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health

• 2024

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• Joelle Simpson; Joseph Wright
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2024.02.001

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This article focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted health inequities, especially affecting children from minority groups. It describes the importance of including health equity in all policies and systems from the start. Pediatricians play a key role by maintaining continuity of care and engaging with communities to address social determinants of health. The article emphasizes that addressing these issues requires changing unfair systems and policies, ensuring readiness for future pandemics, and focusing on children's unique needs during disasters to reduce disparities in healthcare outcomes.

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Hazards: Infectious Disease; Infrastructure Failure

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Pediatrics; Pandemics; Healthcare Disparities; Social Determinants of Health; Health Equity; COVID-19; Pandemic Preparedness

Institutions: Children's National Hospital; George Washington University

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