• The ability of local children’s health providers to identify specific community health needs and design appropriate interventions.
• The potential to organize and coordinate multiple community agencies to achieve a common goal.
• The willingness of pediatric colleagues in high-income countries to voluntarily provide meaningful and long-term assistance.
• The ways in which improved communication between health care providers and community members can ultimately improve children’s access to care and their health.
For more information and application forms, visit the AAP's website.
Dr. Mandalakas is an associate professor of pediatrics, global health and diseases, and epidemiology and biostatistics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She is also a SOICH executive committee member and chair of the I-CATCH program. Dr. Duncan is a professor emeritus at the University of Arizona in Tucson and formerly a professor of pediatrics and public health there. He is a past chair of SOICH and the current editor of the section’s newsletter. Dr. Mandalakas and Dr. Duncan each said that they had no relevant financial disclosures.