Lisa Chamberlain|Lee Sanders|John I. Takayama
Child Advocacy Training
Stanford Medicine
many health problems affecting children today based community cannot easily addressed office setting child advocacy effective approach pediatricians taketo describe pediatric residents choices advocacy topics interventionscrosssectional observational studyresidents 3 pediatric training programs participated child advocacy curriculum featured standardized workshops development individual advocacy projects evaluate curriculum project descriptions material products analyzed determine individual advocacy topics topic themes targets project interventions differences among programs assessed residents also completed anonymous questionnaire assessing experience child advocacy curriculumresidents demonstrated wide range interests selecting advocacy topics 99 residents chose 38 different topics common topic obesity 13 residents followed health care access 9 teen pregnancy prevention 6 oral health 5 themes included health promotion disease prevention injury prevention health care access children special health care needs child development atrisk populations impact media child health project interventions targeted local community frequently 37 followed resident education 27 hospital systems 21 public health policy 15 vast majority participating residents reported positive experience child advocacy curriculumthe wide range topics settings residents developed projects illustrates residents extensive interests ingenuity applying needed advocacy solutions complex child health issues