Strengthening Pediatric and Public Health Collaboration to Protect Children’s Health During a Pandemic - 14/05/24

Doi : 10.1016/j.pcl.2024.01.016

Zanah K. Francis, PhD ^a, Elizabeth M. Dufort, MD ^b, Bernadette A. Albanese, MD, MPH ^c, Wendy M. Chung, MD, MS ^d, Ellen H. Lee, MD, MPH ^e, Zack Moore, MD, MPH ^f, Laurene Mascola, MD, MPH ^g, Erica Pan, MD, MPH ^h,ⁱ, Caitlin Pedati, MD, MPH ^j, George Turabelidze, MD, PhD ^k, Sarah Y. Park, MD ^l,^⁎
^a United States Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, DC 20201, USA
^b Albany Medical College, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12237, USA
^c Adams County Health Department, 4430 South Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601, USA
^d Texas Medical Association, 3600 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
^e New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 42-09 28th Street, CN-22A, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
^f Division of Public Health, Epidemiology Section, Department of Health and Human Services, 225 N. McDowell Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA
^g Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 313 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
^h Center for Infectious Diseases, California Department of Public Health, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Richmond, CA 94804, USA
ⁱ Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
^j Virginia Beach Department of Public Health; 4452 Corporation Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23462, USA
^k Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, 220 South Jefferson Street, St Louis, MO, 63103, USA
^l John A. Burns School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1319 Punahou Street, Room 739, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA

^∗Corresponding author.

Resumen

This article examines lessons learned from previous pandemics, including the 2009 H1N1 influenza and the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Pediatric providers have a unique and important role and strategies to improve collaboration and communication between public health and pediatric providers are essential during public health emergencies. A robust network of communication channels, effective public health messaging, and pediatric-focused disease related, and program outcome data are key to supporting a coordinated response to future pandemics. Critical issues include real-time communication with and engagement of pediatric providers as well as optimizing best evidence approaches for pediatric care while considering the distinct challenges facing children and their families.

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Keywords : Pandemic preparedness, Public health, School closure, Vaccination, Science communication