JAMA Pediatrics: Health and the 2024 Election Theme Issue

Conditional and Unconditional Social Transfers, Early-Life Nutrition, and Child Growth

A new study examines how conditional and unconditional cash transfers affect exclusive breastfeeding rates. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss how cash transfers can be designed to improve the health and well-being of children and families with Meg Parker, MD, MPH, of the UMass Chan Medical School. Related Content: * Conditional and Unconditional Social Transfers, Early-Life Nutrition, and Child Growth [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5079?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

School Readiness and Early Childhood Education and Care Services Among Dual Language Learners

A new study explores how early childhood education and care services can reduce disparities in school readiness for dual language learners. Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, and Philip Fisher, PhD, of Stanford University discuss strategies to improve school readiness with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH. Related Content: * School Readiness and Early Childhood Education and Care Services Among Dual Language Learners [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.4489?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

Community Health Workers Linking Clinics and Schools and Asthma Control

A new study explores how community health workers can be used as links between clinic, home, and school to improve asthma care for low-income minoritized children with asthma. Jill Halterman, MD, MPH, of the University of Rochester, discusses strategies to manage asthma with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH. Related Content: * Community Health Workers Linking Clinics and Schools and Asthma Control [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.3967?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

JAMA Pediatrics: Health and the 2024 Election Theme Issue

JAMA Pediatrics has published research on the impact of policy on child health to inform decision-making with scientific evidence. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss policy issues raised by these studies with Aaron Carroll, MD, MS, President and CEO of Academy Health and an Associate Editor at JAMA Pediatrics. Related Content: * Transgender Adolescent School Climate, Mental Health, and Adult Social Support [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.3079?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links] * Mandatory Child Protective Services Reporting for Substance-Exposed Newborns and Peripartum Outcomes [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0903?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links] * Guiding Child Health Policy With Science [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.4463?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links] * Real-Time Exposure to Negative News Media and Suicidal Ideation Intensity Among LGBTQ+ Young Adults [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.3133?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Hypertension

A new study finds an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adulthood after incident diagnosis of hypertension in childhood. Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD, of the University of Colorado discusses hypertension screening and treatment of children and adolescents with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH. Related Content: * Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Hypertension [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1543?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]