Health Equity in Pediatrics: Health Equity in Kids (S9 Ep. 58)
Welcome to the Health Equity in Pediatrics series! In the first installment of our series, we define health equity and review some communities often affected by health disparities that limit a person’s opportunity to be as healthy as possible. While health equity can seem like a seismic public health crisis that is too big for one person to tackle, each episode in this series will give listeners tangible best practices that can be implemented immediately to provide more equitable care in your workplace. As you learn to view every patient encounter through a lens of health equity, you’ll be able to apply these concepts to the evaluation and management of the diverse children for whom you care and improve their journey toward health. When you become a partner in the health equity care plan, rather than just an authority in health care, you bring practicality to your recommendations and interventions that augment the expert knowledge you share. In this episode we will apply these concepts to a challenging example with a historical precedent that will shape how you understand the approach to overcoming obstacles on the journey to health equity. Want to make a bigger difference in health equity? Complete an anonymous survey here after you listen to the episode or visit www.thepedsnp.com and click the “Complete a Survey” button at the top of the page. The responses will provide greater insight into how podcasts impact education and behavior through microlearning of health equity concepts. After you complete a survey, you’ll receive a separate link to enter your email to a raffle for a $15 Amazon gift card. Winners will be chosen at random and notified by email one week after the original publication date. This raffle was made possible by grant funding from the sources below. Disclaimer: This series was supported by the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Dr. Rasheeda Monroe Health Equity grant whose mission is to support research and quality improvement aimed at improving health equity among infants, children, and adolescents. The content of this episode reflects my views and does not necessarily represent, nor is an endorsement of, NC NAPNAP or the Dr. Rasheeda Monroe Health Equity grant. For more information, please community.napnap.org/northcarolinachapter. References: American Psychological Association. (2022). Racial and ethnic identity. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language/racial-ethnic-minorities Braveman, P., Arkin, E., Orleans, T., Proctor, D., & Plough, A. (2017). What is health equity? Achieving health equity. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2017/05/what-is-health-equity-.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, August 2). Health equity guiding principles for inclusive communication. https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/Health_Equity.html Duke Health. (2020). Weight management for children and teens. Duke Health. https://www.dukehealth.org/pediatric-treatments/childhood-obesity Jindal, M., Trent, M., & Mistry, K. B. (2022). The Intersection of Race, Racism, and Child and Adolescent Health. Pediatrics in review, 43(8), 415–425. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2020-004366 Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. (2022). Pediatric Nursing Workforce Report 2022: A Demographic Profile of 53,000 PNCB-Certified Nursing Professionals. https://pncb.org/ sites/default/files/resources/PNCB_2022_Pediatric_Nursing_Workforce_Demographic_ Report.pdf Zippia. (2022, September 9). Family nurse practitioner demographics and statistics in the US. https://www.zippia.com/family-nurse-practitioner-jobs/demographics/