MOCA: Guidance for Family Stressors
From January 2021, Kush Little BabySol and Nick discuss how to recognize and help children and adolescents dealing with family stressors.
27min 20Nick DeBlasio, MD and Solomon Behar, MD
Sex, Gender, and Identity
From November 2020, What's in a Name?Sexual identity is an individual's assessment of their sexual orientation. It is important to remember that sexual identity and sexual behavior are not synonymous; there may be a discordance between an individual's sexual behavior and their sexual identity. Awareness of gender identity (one’s sense …
18min 58Parul Bhatia, MD and Solomon Behar, MD
Sex Trafficking
From January 2020, Year of the EyeLiza and Diane discuss how to screen for and how to counsel and treat children who are victims of sex trafficking.
27min 19Liza Green Golan Mackintosh, MD and Diane Tanaka MD
Food Insecurity
From September 2019, JUST SAY NO TO N2OLisa Chamberlain and Lisa Patel discuss the importance of food insecurity in a child and family’s health. They discuss how to identify families with food insecurity, how this affects a child’s health, and resources the pediatricians can counsel families on to help address food insecurity.
21min 58Lisa Chamberlain, MD and Lisa Patel, MD
Access, Equity, and School-Based Health Centers
From August 2019, You Mec Me Sick!Andi and Jess talk about the importance of social determinants for children’s health outcomes, particularly where the child lives as an important factor for their health. Jess also talks us through school-based health centers as a model to address equity and the role pediatricians can play in …
24min 50Jessica Schumer MD and Andi Marmor, MD
The Gifted Child
From August 2019, You Mec Me Sick!Primary care pediatrician Burton Duddy and Sol discuss challenges and management of the gifted child.
19min 14Blair Duddy, MD and Solomon Behar, MD