NEWS

Read an article that cites a Kan Collaboratory publication on the decrease in pediatric beds in Illinois from 2013-2017. As pediatric inpatient units close across the nation, children are left without access to the care they need. 

Watch an NBC5 interview with our principal investigator, Kristin Kan, MD, MPH, MSc, where she talks about vaccination rates in Chicago schools. She highlights the importance of immunizations to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases in schools. Click on the headline above or the button below to view the related article. 

Read an article featuring our principal investigator where she discusses the COVID-19 vaccine for children. She draws on her experiences as a primary care physician and speaks to the necessity of improving access to health care and educating parents on the vaccine.

Read an article and watch a video that cites a Kan Collaboratory publication. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plan offers a very limited network of physicians for pediatric specialties, making it difficult for children covered by this insurance plan to get the care they need.      

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent widespread unemployment of 2020, Kristin Kan, MD, MPH, MSc argues for the expansion of Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially as a means to promote both immediate and long-term pediatric outcomes. 

In this op-ed, Kristin Kan, MD, MPH, MSc shares her outrage over the separation of children from their parents at the United States border and the country’s lack of urgency to reunite these families.

Drawing on her own and other research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), she urges the United States government to not only reunite these families but provide them with trauma-informed care. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly reemphasized the importance of physical health and measures to prevent disease transmission. However, it is also crucial to not neglect the country’s mental health, especially that of children. In this article, Kristin Kan, MD, MPH, MSc underscores the need to immediately provide mental health services to the many children who are struggling from the emotional toll of social distancing, disrupted schedules, and overall upended lives.