This is Part 2 of our interview on Imagine Pediatrics, a 24/7 virtual and in-home medical group serving children on Medicaid in Texas, Florida, and the District of Columbia, with Courtney Bolton, PhD, its chief behavioral health officer.
Health equity is the fair and equal opportunity for all people to achieve their highest level of health regardless of their social, economic, or geographic status. Achieving health equity is no small task—it may be the most complex challenge facing health and healthcare.
Childhood is already tough, and it’s even more so for the one in five kids who have special healthcare needs—behavioral, emotional, intellectual, developmental, or physical conditions that require specialized interventions or care. Nor is it easy for parents and guardians tending to their child’...