Innovationdistrict.childrensnational.org

Improving health care for immigrant children

WebOver the next 40 years, children of immigrant families will grow to represent one-third of residents of the United States. To help more pediatricians address the …

Actived: Just Now

URL: https://innovationdistrict.childrensnational.org/improving-health-care-immigrant-children/

SFHS Framework supports children’s health and learning

WebNew School-Friendly Health Systems Framework supports children’s health and learning. September 6, 2023. With school back in session and students, educators …

Category: Health Go Health

How the environment helps to shape the brain

WebAugust 23, 2017. “The strength, duration and timing of environmental experience influences plasticity in brain circuitry, which is made up of communication cables called axons that …

Category: Health Go Health

AI: The "single greatest tool" for improving access to pediatric

WebAI: The “single greatest tool” for improving access to pediatric healthcare. June 26, 2023. The daylong event drew experts from the Food and Drug Administration, …

Category: Food Go Health

Healthy Generations program recognized

WebApril 24, 2017. After a study evaluated 150 teen mothers, the Healthy Generations program at Children’s National was recognized for its effectiveness in reducing teen pregnancy, …

Category: Health Go Health

Reducing harm, improving quality in the NICU

WebA quality-improvement initiative by Children’s National Health System’s NICU finds that these chest X-rays can be performed just twice weekly, lessening the chances …

Category: Health Go Health

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Lab to launch at Children’s National

WebPhysician researchers at Children’s National Hospital secured a $1.8 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that will fund a …

Category: Health Go Health

An integrated approach to address perinatal mental health …

WebA: Dr. Jarvis: This case study describes the implementation and outcomes of a multidisciplinary Perinatal Mental Health Task Force created at Children’s National in …

Category: Health Go Health

Multidisciplinary approach to hydrocephalus care

WebReflective of the myriad symptoms and complications that can accompany hydrocephalus, such as epilepsy, cerebral palsy, cortical vision impairment and global …

Category: Health Go Health

NIH awards $6.7M to build lab space at RIC

WebSeptember 22, 2021. Children’s National Hospital today announced a $6.7 million award from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for the new Children’s National Research & …

Category: Health Go Health

Lee Beers, M.D., and Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., named A.

WebChildren’s National Hospital named Lee Savio Beers, M.D., as the A. James & Alice B. Clark Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Intervention and …

Category: Health Go Health

Evidence review: Maternal mental conditions drive climbing death …

WebEvidence review: Maternal mental conditions drive climbing death rate in U.S. More than 80% of maternal deaths in the United States are preventable, particularly …

Category: Health Go Health

Prioritizing equity in pediatric care strategies following the …

WebPrioritizing equity in pediatric care strategies following the pandemic. April 9, 2024. Societal inequities can affect differential health outcomes among various …

Category: Health Go Health

Raising awareness about Turner Syndrome

WebTurner syndrome (TS) is a rare disease affecting girls, with a prevalence of around 25-50 out of every 100,000 females. It is caused by partial or complete loss of the …

Category: Health Go Health

Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine announces new …

WebThe Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine at Children’s National Hospital recently announced the appointment of two new leaders. Elizabeth M. Wells, …

Category: Medicine Go Health

Studying the impact of later school start times

WebThese researchers find that every two minutes in delayed school start times results in one minute of additional sleep each night for children and teens. Middle and …

Category: Health Go Health

Therapeutic targets in African-American youth with type 2 diabetes

WebOngoing research is helping to define the broad spectrum and multi-faceted nature of type 2 diabetes in terms of its presentation, its rapidity of progression and its …

Category: Health Go Health