What We're Reading

Launching Lifelong Health by Improving Health Care for Children, Youth, and Families, 2024 NASEM report

Readings

1. Child health and health care: uniqueness, societal importance, and vision for the future. Chapter 1. Launching Lifelong Health by Improving Health Care for Children, Youth, and Families. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Pages 54-78 (1-7 — 1-31).
2. Insurance and other financing for clinical services. Chapter 6. Launching Lifelong Health by Improving Health Care for Children, Youth, and Families. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Pages 244-257 (6-27 — 6-40; welcome to read from the beginning but this is a very long chapter so can focus on the section starting with "Key Challenges of Health Insurance").   
3. Investing in child health through population- and community-level primary prevention. Chapter 7. Launching Lifelong Health by Improving Health Care for Children, Youth, and Families. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Pages 258-284 (7-1 — 7-27).
4. Murthy V. Keynote address, 2024 NAM Annual Meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgJI2EkkfV0 n
5. Improving the health and wellbeing of children, youth, families, communities, and the nation. Chapter 10. Launching Lifelong Health by Improving Health Care for Children, Youth, and Families. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.  Pages 340-361 (10-1 — 10-22).
6. Optional/additional references:
   1. 2024 Kids Count Data Profile: Colorado. 
   2. Kids Count in Colorado! 2024. Colorado Children's Campaign. Child and Family Health. Pages 25-36.