Despite potential respiratory virus transmission in pediatric clinics, little is known about the risk of healthcare-associated viral infections attributable to outpatient encounters. We evaluated whether exposure to a pediatric clinic visit was associated with subsequent influenza…

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of high HIV transmission potential in a cohort of youth living with HIV (YLWH), and determine the impact of insurance coverage on potential for HIV transmission. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated…

Children in immigrant families are less likely to screen positive with the Children with Special Health Care Needs Screener (CSHCN-S). This may indicate that children in immigrant families are healthier or require fewer health services than non-immigrant peers. Alternatively, the…

Pediatricians increasingly endorse a dual generation approach to health, in which parental health behaviors are recognized as critical to promoting child health. Positive parental behaviors often emerge during pregnancy, for reasons that remain incompletely described. We surveyed…

There is robust, increasing evidence that parental health directly impacts the health of their children. The PolicyLab Intergenerational Family Services research portfolio is developing, implementing and sustaining programs to provide more intergenerational family services, or…

Transgender and gender-expansive youth face unique challenges that
 impact their physical and mental health. Harassment, discrimination, violence and rejection are just some challenges that lead more than 40 percent of transgender individuals to attempt suicide in their lifetime—10…

Routine HIV screening reduces the risk of HIV progression and secondary transmission in adolescents and young adults, a group at disproportionate HIV risk. Our aims were to: 1) Determine prevalence and correlates of missed opportunities for prior HIV screening among a cohort of youth…

Transgender and gender non-binary (T/GNB) youth face many barriers to healthcare access. Due to their gender identity, T/GNB youth are often met with rejection from family and community creating an increased risk for poor mental and physical health outcomes. Compounding these…

Gender non-conforming (GNC) youth have specific healthcare needs. Pediatricprimary care providers may be the first or only point of contact for these children in the healthcare system, and thus can play an essential role in their health and well-being. However, very little is known…

OBJECTIVES: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) may present with oropharyngeal or anorectal symptoms. Little is known about the evaluation of adolescents with these complaints in the pediatric emergency department (PED). This study aimed to determine the frequency of and factors…