Health Literacy Perceptions and Knowledge in Pediatric Continuity Practices.

Background: Low health literacy affects one-third of adults in the United States and can have a negative effect on health behavior and outcomes.

Objective: The goal of this study was to examine attitudes and knowledge of health literacy among pediatric residents and faculty in pediatric resident continuity clinics across the country.

Methods: An online mixed-methods survey was distributed to pediatric faculty and residents through the Academic Pediatric Association's Continuity Research Network.

Creating a Tool to Assess Interpretive Services Perceptions at a Hospital System Level.

The importance of using professional interpretive services (IS) when communicating with patients and families with limited English proficiency (LEP) is well described in the literature. There is no standardized tool to reliably evaluate IS from the point of view of bedside care providers. Collected local qualitative data and literature review informed an anonymous electronic survey that was distributed to physicians and nursing staff at a tertiary care children's hospital.

A survey of office practice: Parents, front office staff, nurses and clinicians hold disparate views on adolescent vaccines.

Background: Previous work suggests provider recommendation improves vaccine delivery. Less examined is the role of practice's front office staff and nurses in vaccine communication. Messaging and communication about vaccines should be consistent across all levels of the pediatric practice.

Implementation of Reach Out and Read by Health Departments Increases Rural Access.

Background: Reach Out and Read is an evidence based early literacy program used in primary care practices. In 2014, the program expanded to County Health Departments in Oklahoma.

Objective: To evaluate how implementation of the program in Health Departments affects access for at risk children.

Access to Care for Children under five in Oklahoma: a Geographic Imputation Application.

Objective: Geographic access to primary care can be a barrier to receiving appropriate preventative services. Oklahoma has been identified as having relatively few primary care providers per capita to care for its population compared to the US. The goal of this analysis was to identify the areas in Oklahoma with significant concentrations of children under five, no pediatrician within reasonable driving distance, and whether other primary care providers are present.

Abusive head trauma in Spanish language medical literature.

Anecdotal experiences raise concerns that abusive head trauma (AHT) is significantly underdiagnosed and perhaps poorly recognized in Latin American settings. With increasing interest in international collaboration in pediatrics, differences in perspectives regarding complex diagnoses should be explored to facilitate a productive exchange of knowledge and ideas. The purpose of this study was to describe the medical literature pertaining to AHT available to physicians who read only in Spanish.