Children & Adolescent Health | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Children and adolescents are in unique developmental stages.

Access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and the organization, financing and delivery of healthcare all can impact their health throughout the life course. IHPS experts in these areas produce high-quality evidence to inform policies supporting health and well-being of newborns, infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

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Current Work in Children's and Adolescent Health

Read more here about the current work of IHPS faculty in this area.

Jan 25, 2023

Q&A: Dr. Hilary Seligman fights food insecurity in S.F. with fresh fruits and veggies

Jan 16, 2023

Low-income people reported fewer symptoms of anxiety, depression after receiving expanded child tax credit

Dec 2, 2022

Waivers for universal school meals expired. What does that mean for childhood nutrition?

Dec 1, 2022

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Mar 01, 2023

Geographical Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Feb 21, 2023

Ethnic disparities in childhood leukemia survival by border residence: A Texas population-based analysis.

Feb 17, 2023

The effect of the 2009 revised U.S. guidelines for gestational weight gain on maternal and infant health: a quasi-experimental study.

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Social Policies for Health Equity Research (SPHERE)

Naomi Bardach, MD

Pediatric quality measurement and health equity, including value-based purchasing use cases

Claire Brindis, DrPH

Adolescent and young adult health, Women’s reproductive care

Mara Decker, DrPH

Health equity and positive youth development

Valerie Flaherman, MD, MPH

Preventive interventions and infant outcomes

Abigail Gutmann-Gonzalez

Rita Hamad, MD, PhD

Poverty alleviation and education policy to address health equity

Charles Irwin, JR, MD

Suni Kaiser, MD

Children's and adolescent health, patient experience & quality of care

Kevin Knopf, MD

Jenny Liu, PhD, MPP, MA

Global health economics for improving reproductive health

Malini Mahendra, MD

Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS

Promoting mental health equity in the delivery system and the workplace

Megie Okumura, MD, MAS

Matt Pantell, MD, MS

Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD, MPH

Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS

Food & nutrition insecurity, food policy, and impact-oriented science

Jack Turban, MD, MHS

Impact of public policies on the mental health of transgender youth

Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH

Pediatric liver transplantation, social determinants of health, and implementation science

Lena Winestone, MD

Pediatric cancer racial and ethnic survival disparities