Community Advocacy in Pediatric Practice: Perspectives from the Field

• Published in: The Pediatric clinics of North America Vol. 70; no. 1; p. 43
• Main Authors: Camero, Karen, Javier, Joyce R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child Advocacy - education; Humans; Infant; Pediatricians; Pediatrics; Community-based participatory research; Medical education; Health equity; Community advocacy

Pediatrics is a specialty that is grounded in advocacy, possibly more than any other field of medicine. Infants, children, and adolescents depend on others to cover their basic needs including food, shelter, and education and rely on proxy voices to speak out on their behalf. In this article, we des...