Child Advocacy in Action: If Not You, Who? If Not now, When?
1Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Strategy & Transformation, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Box 065, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Graduate School of Education, Policy & Community Engagement; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue MLC 3016, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3026, USA.
Abstract:
The notion that the physician has a responsibility to both the patient in their care and the community in which they reside has been a source of inspiration and tension within the profession for centuries. The profession of Pediatrics has uniquely incorporated advocacy into its training programs and will likely continue to incorporate advocacy into its professional standards for the foreseeable future. In this article, we review the history of advocacy within the profession, outline the skills needs for successful child health advocacy and offer examples of how advocacy combined with pediatric practice has improved the lives of children.
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