Community Impact News from CHOP

Pediatric Hospital Study Links Structural and Social Drivers of Health to Increased Recurrent Violence in Children with Firearm Injuries
Researchers in the Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) collaborated with a team led by Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago that found children living in areas with the lowest Child Opportunity Index (COI), a measure that assesses factors like education, socioeconomic resources and access to health environments, were more than twice as likely to experience another violent injury within a year of an initial firearm related emergency department (ED) visit. The retrospective study was published recently in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Mastery pilot dual enrollment program for seniors at Hardy Williams High – Health Institute at Hardy (HIH)
Seniors from Mastery’s Hardy Williams High have been selected to participate in an exciting dual enrollment pilot program in partnership with CHOP this spring.
Rite Aid Healthy Futures Awards Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Healthier Together Program $200,000 Grant to Expand Access
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Healthier Together program has received a $200,000 grant from Rite Aid Healthy Futures to expand access to healthy meals at daycares in West and Southwest Philadelphia.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Study Shows Innovative “Food Pharmacy” Program Benefits Families Living with Food Insecurity
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that most patients and their families who reported experiencing food insecurity benefitted from consistent delivery of fresh produce and prepared healthy meals post-hospitalization. The study, recently published in Pediatrics, underscores the need for hospital systems to partner with community-based organizations to address food insecurity throughout the United States.
CHOP Announces Role in Nationwide NIH Study to Better Understand Escalating Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses in Children and Teens
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced the launch of the initial phase of DISCOVERY of Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth, a nationwide National Institute of Health (NIH) study to address the surge in youth diagnosed with type 2 diabetes over the past two decades.
CHOP’s Youth Heart Watch Program Recognizes Six “Heart Safe” Schools in School District of Philadelphia
Leaders from CHOP's Youth Heart Watch and the School District of Philadelphia present certificates to six schools recognizing their Heart Safe School status.

A Decade of Holistic Healing
The Integrative Health Program empowers patients to take charge of their recovery.

Grant Will Provide Transformative Career Opportunities
A new partnership between CHOP and a local high school aims to lift families out of poverty.
Pediatric Reflection: Providing Social Needs Resources Along with Medical Care in the ED
A program born out of the pandemic, Family Connects, has helped more than 6,000 families that came for care in the ED find resources for their social needs
Fellow’s Corner: Helping Mothers Be the Best They Can Be
Unique program provides pregnant and new mothers baby care information and health tips in the shelter where they live. Neonatologists, fellows and APPs visit monthly.