JAMA Pediatrics Editors' Summary

A new study examines how conditional and unconditional cash transfers affect exclusive breastfeeding rates. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss how cash transfers can be designed to improve the health and well-being of children and families with Meg Parker, MD, MPH, of the UMass Chan Medical School.

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A new study explores how early childhood education and care services can reduce disparities in school readiness for dual language learners. Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, and Philip Fisher, PhD, of Stanford University discuss strategies to improve school readiness with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH.

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A new study explores how community health workers can be used as links between clinic, home, and school to improve asthma care for low-income minoritized children with asthma. Jill Halterman, MD, MPH, of the University of Rochester, discusses strategies to manage asthma with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH.

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JAMA Pediatrics has published research on the impact of policy on child health to inform decision-making with scientific evidence. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss policy issues raised by these studies with Aaron Carroll, MD, MS, President and CEO of Academy Health and an Associate Editor at JAMA Pediatrics.

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A new study finds an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adulthood after incident diagnosis of hypertension in childhood. Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD, of the University of Colorado discusses hypertension screening and treatment of children and adolescents with JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH.

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