Benjamin A. Gitterman|Patricia Flanagan|William H. Cotton|Kimberley Dilley|James H. Duffee|Andrea E. Green|Virginia Keane|Saul Krugman|Julie M. Linton|Carla D. McKelvey|Jacqueline L. Nelson
Poverty and Child Health in the United States
almost half young children united states live poverty near poverty american academy pediatrics committed reducing ultimately eliminating child poverty united states poverty related social determinants health lead adverse health outcomes childhood across life course negatively affecting physical health socioemotional development educational achievement american academy pediatrics advocates programs policies shown improve quality life health outcomes children families living poverty awareness understanding effects poverty children pediatricians pediatric health practitioners familycentered medical home assess financial stability families link families resources coordinate care community partners research advocacy continuing education improve ability pediatricians address social determinants health caring children live poverty accompanying policy statement technical report describes current knowledge child poverty mechanisms poverty influences health wellbeing children