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Review
. 2023 Aug;70(4):709-723.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.03.008. Epub 2023 May 12.

Pursuing a Cross-Sector Approach to Advance Child Health Equity

Alexandra M S Corley  1 , Adrienne W Henize  2 , Melissa D Klein  3 , Andrew F Beck  4
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Pursuing a Cross-Sector Approach to Advance Child Health Equity

Alexandra M S Corley et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Cross-sector partnerships are essential to ensure a safe and effective system of care for children, their caregivers, and communities. A "system of care" should have a well-defined population, vision, and measures shared by health care and community stakeholders, and an efficient modality for tracking progress toward better, more equitable outcomes. Effective partnerships could be clinically integrated, built atop coordinated awareness and assistance, and community-connected opportunities for networked learning. As opportunities for partnership continue to be uncovered, it will be vital to broadly assess their impact, using clinical and nonclinical metrics.

Keywords: Cross-sector partnerships; Health equity; Social determinants of health; System of care.

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Mapping the cross-sector system of care—from city, to neighborhood, to household. Source: Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System, Freestore Foodbank, US Census American Community Survey
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Integration of family risks and social determinants of health into a system of care.
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