Community Advocacy in Pediatric Practice: Perspectives from the Field

Karen Camero; Joyce R Javier

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2022.09.009

Community Advocacy in Pediatric Practice: Perspectives from the Field

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;70(1):43-51. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.09.009.

Authors

Karen Camero¹, Joyce R Javier²

Affiliations

¹ Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Electronic address: JoJavier@chla.usc.edu.

PMID: 36402470
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.09.009

Abstract

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 describe the importance of community advocacy in pediatrics, best practices for training pediatricians in community advocacy, and case studies to highlight trainee experiences and demonstrate how community advocacy and community-based participatory research can be incorporated in the career of a pediatrician.

Keywords: Community advocacy; Community-based participatory research; Health equity; Medical education.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child Advocacy* / education
Humans
Infant
Pediatricians
Pediatrics*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding