Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast · Nemours Children's Health

Ep. 176: Whole Child Health in Action: A Provider Case Study (Part 1 of 2)

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Welcome to Well Beyond Medicine, exploring everything related to child health beyond medical care.

This episode introduces a two-part series on whole child health implementation in action. Host Carol Vassar opens with the concept that child health extends far beyond medical care to encompass physical health, mental wellbeing, development, and non-medical factors like nutrition and transportation. The episode features leaders from Nemours Children's Health and Children's Wisconsin discussing policy landscape changes, particularly the intersection of Medicaid, payment models, and whole child health approaches. Key policy developments include the Kids Health Act, MAHA Elevate, and evolving Medicaid structures. Speakers highlight four core strategies: prevention through a whole child lens, expanded care team models (integrated mental health, dental, nutrition), proactive and accessible services across communities, and strong community partnerships. The episode emphasizes that health systems are actively restructuring around these principles, with real examples of success.

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A practical look at how whole child health becomes daily pediatric practice.

This episode treats whole child health as a working model, not a catchphrase. It shows pediatric systems reshaping care, working with their communities, and taking on the non-medical factors that shape child health.

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