Community Pediatrics includes a commitment to use a community's resources in collaboration with other professionals, agencies, and parents to achieve optimal accessibility, appropriateness, and quality of services for all children and to advocate especially for those who lack access to care because of social, cultural, geographic, or economic conditions or special health care needs.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Many of our residents are involved in community service or advocacy projects. Through advocacy work, our residents are able to help those whose voice is not usually heard, and provide direct service in a community setting. In each instance our program partners with existing community organizations to facilitate advocacy work.
To learn more about Community Pediatrics, please visit the Boyle Community Pediatrics Program website.
Resident projects
Our residents work on a variety of topics and projects. The following is a select sampling of some of the projects our residents have participated in.
- Northern New England Advocacy Collaborative: A partnership with Maine and Vermont to advocate for the children of Northern New England
- Doc Nights at The Haven: Providing regular education sessions at The Haven, a local shelter for families
- Advocacy Day: Meeting with state legislators and child advocates at the New Hampshire capitol about legislation affecting children, including transhealth, FMLA, and child care for working families
- Fostering Healthy Transitions: Working with families to improve foster care – Received AAP CATCH grant to partner with families to improve the foster care process for children
- Moms in Recovery: Supporting parents in recovery and helping their children get off to healthy starts
- Food Insecurity: Focused on screening patients and families in the outpatient and inpatient settings and providing resources for food in the hospital and in local communities
- Gun Lock/Safety: Providing education as well as gun locks to promote safe storages of firearms in the home