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Your primary care provider is in a unique position to help you stay healthy, in large part by identifying potential disease threats and helping you prevent their onset. So what is keeping so many Americans out of their primary care doctor’s exam rooms?
For young children with pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, family and adult caregivers can make all the difference. Public health professionals working with pediatric IBD can employ a family perspective approach to support improved quality of life for children and their families.
Children with epidermolysis bullosa are often called butterfly children—their skin seems to be as fragile as a butterfly’s wing. While there is no cure for EB, ongoing clinical trials have developed treatments to manage symptoms. Public health clinicians can help patients and their families build support networks by connecting them to local support groups and other families caring for children with EB.
The constant demands of caregiving can create physical and psychological stress with little opportunity for adaptation, potentially resulting in negative physical and mental health outcomes for the caregiver. These burdens can be reduced by following proper measures for self-management.
Paid family leave is needed now more than ever. The United States is the only developed country without mandated paid family leave policy for all employees, a fact thrown into sharp relief by the coronavirus pandemic.
For years we have known that the US does not have a sufficient health care workforce to provide adequate health care for older adults. The current pandemic makes the situation all the more pressing. Now is the time to revisit and revise our policies and practices to reduce the burden of suffering for older Americans and their caregivers.