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- Title
Pediatricians as Child Health Advocates: The Role of Advocacy Education.
- Authors
Dodson, Nancy A.; Talib, Hina J.; Gao, Qi; Choi, Jaeun; Coupey, Susan M.
- Abstract
In this article, we discuss the role of formal advocacy education with high-effort advocacy activities among pediatricians. We discuss the historical role of advocacy in the field of pediatrics and the changing role of advocacy education in pediatric training programs. We describe our survey of pediatricians in New York, in which we asked about a history of formal child health advocacy education, current high- and low-effort advocacy activities, perceived barriers to advocacy work, and child health advocacy issues of interest. Our findings demonstrate an association between a history of formal child health advocacy education and recent participation in high-effort advocacy activities on behalf of children's health. We also found that practicing pediatricians were more likely to participate in high-effort advocacy work than individuals still in pediatric residency training. Our findings imply that education in child health advocacy should be considered an important part of pediatric training. Advocacy education should not only be included in residency and fellowship training programs but also made available as part of continuing medical education for pediatricians. Time for professional advocacy work should be allotted and encouraged.
- Subjects
CHILDREN'S health; HEALTH promotion; INTERNSHIP programs; MEDICAL education; PATIENT advocacy; PEDIATRICIANS; CONTINUING medical education; OCCUPATIONAL roles; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
- Publication
Health Promotion Practice, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
1524-8399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1524839920931494