One of my favorite things about my work is finding fellow change agents, particularly in unlikely places. A few years ago, I was on my way to a meeting with a pediatric gastrointestinal subspecialist to talk about new ways of caring for children with non-organic failure to thrive; essentially, a population of kids who do not have a specific medical condition to explain their difficulty growing in height or weight. This condition is often diagnosed during the first few years o

This December, many of us will spend time with family, celebrating religious holidays or the arrival of the new year. It has us thinking about how impactful families are to the health of kids. We'll be sharing our thoughts and ideas with you this month on why it's important to consider the family unit when developing policies and programs aimed at improving child health. Here are three ideas about how we can consider the family unit in supporting child health: What if we link