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Community Impact News from CHOP

Community Impact News from CHOP

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News about CHOP's impact on the communities we serve.
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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.

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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.

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