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NAM Resources for Pediatric Health

NAM Resources for Pediatric Health
Vital Signs for Pediatric Health from the National Academy of Medicine’s "NAM Perspectives" In a series of papers published in the National Academy of Medicine’s NAM Perspectives introduces four crucial metrics that measure the physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional health of children across different developmental stages. "Vital Signs for Pediatric Health" is a collaborative of the…
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Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Mental Health Awareness month gives providers the opportunity to focus on the mental health pf patients and families, and raise awareness of childhood mental illness, childhood depression, and childhood mood disorders.  Related resources: Iowa PBS documentary film, Facing Suicide in Iowa Discussion of the film, Facing Suicide in Iowa…
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Limited Health Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth

Limited Health Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth
Aggregated data by state reveals geographic barriers in the Midwest A recent Pediatrics article, “Geographic Distribution of Clinical Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth,” examined how geographic barriers limit access to clinical care in the United States for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth. Researchers aggregated data for mental health providers for TGD youth by state.…
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Mental Health Surveillance Among Children

Mental Health Surveillance Among Children
Mental Health Surveillance Among Children – United States, 2013 to 2019 MMWR Supplements / February 25, 2022 / 71(2);1–42 Iowa’s EPSDT Care for Kids team recommends a recent article in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Mental Health Surveillance Among Children – United States, 2013 to 2019.” From the article Summary: Noting the important role that…
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