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Family connection is at the heart of pediatric care. Supporting the early relationships between children and their caregivers is foundational to lifelong health, well-being, and flourishing. Fostering early relational health and engaging families as partners in care are critical to setting children on a path toward healthy development and can ultimately drive larger systems change.
In this piece, Louis Appel, MD, MPH, Director of Pediatrics at People’s Community Clinic in Austin, Texas, and Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH, Director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Johns Hopkins University, highlight the importance of advancing flourishing through intentional focus on early relational health and family engagement in well-child care. Drawing from their experiences in clinical care and systems-level research, Drs. Appel and Bethell share tools, frameworks, and strategies that can help health care providers, community health center staff, and early childhood professionals create stronger connections with families and ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive.
Explore the full blog on Zero to Three's page here.