The Division of Child Health Research and Policy
@cherpdpm.bsky.social
CHeRP is a multidisciplinary research group located in the Department of Population Medicine (DPM) @deptpopmed.bsky.social
Our focuses include #pediatrichealth #decisionmaking #genomic #research #qualitativeresearch
Our focuses include #pediatrichealth #decisionmaking #genomic #research #qualitativeresearch
📈 New study finds that U.S. #children with #vision impairment have 71% higher odds of living in food-insecure households. 77% greater likelihood of more severe food insecurity. This highlights a key intersection of #pediatric eye health and social risk. #HealthEquity
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December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📈 New study finds that U.S. #children with #vision impairment have 71% higher odds of living in food-insecure households. 77% greater likelihood of more severe food insecurity. This highlights a key intersection of #pediatric eye health and social risk. #HealthEquity
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Many adoptees cite lack of #familyhealth history as their top reason for getting elective #genomictesting. Over 80% saw this as very important — highlighting the unique value of genomics for those with limited family information. #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine
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December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Many adoptees cite lack of #familyhealth history as their top reason for getting elective #genomictesting. Over 80% saw this as very important — highlighting the unique value of genomics for those with limited family information. #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine
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📊 New study highlights data & methodological gaps in assessing the cost-effectiveness of traditional vs. genomic newborn screening. More rigorous models are needed to support policy decisions & avoid misleading cost estimates. #HealthEconomics #Genomics #PublicHealth
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November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📊 New study highlights data & methodological gaps in assessing the cost-effectiveness of traditional vs. genomic newborn screening. More rigorous models are needed to support policy decisions & avoid misleading cost estimates. #HealthEconomics #Genomics #PublicHealth
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CHeRP Director Maggie McConnell, Megan Cole Brahim and Laura Garabedian attended the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management 2025 Conference! They were part of a roundtable discussion entitled “Implications of “One Big Beautiful Bill” for Maternal Health in the U.S.”
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
CHeRP Director Maggie McConnell, Megan Cole Brahim and Laura Garabedian attended the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management 2025 Conference! They were part of a roundtable discussion entitled “Implications of “One Big Beautiful Bill” for Maternal Health in the U.S.”
🧠 New paper maps the U.S. distribution of neuro-ophthalmologists. Many areas lack timely access to these specialists. Access #inequities may impact care for #optic, eye-movement, and neurologic #eye disorders. #Ophthalmology #HealthEquity
CHeRP Author: Isdin Oke
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CHeRP Author: Isdin Oke
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November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🧠 New paper maps the U.S. distribution of neuro-ophthalmologists. Many areas lack timely access to these specialists. Access #inequities may impact care for #optic, eye-movement, and neurologic #eye disorders. #Ophthalmology #HealthEquity
CHeRP Author: Isdin Oke
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CHeRP Author: Isdin Oke
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We are excited to announce that Dr. Gaby Cordova Ramos will be our next CHeRP Seminar Speaker on 11/20! She will present Feeding Futures: Integrating Breastfeeding Support with Social Needs Navigation in the NICU.
#NICU #pediatrics #newborn #childhealth
#NICU #pediatrics #newborn #childhealth
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We are excited to announce that Dr. Gaby Cordova Ramos will be our next CHeRP Seminar Speaker on 11/20! She will present Feeding Futures: Integrating Breastfeeding Support with Social Needs Navigation in the NICU.
#NICU #pediatrics #newborn #childhealth
#NICU #pediatrics #newborn #childhealth
Congratulations to CHeRP faculty @hadleyssmith.bsky.social for presenting at the International Consortium on Newborn Sequencing (ICoNS) Annual Meeting!
#newbornscreening #genomic #genetic #publichealth #pediatric #healthequity
#newbornscreening #genomic #genetic #publichealth #pediatric #healthequity
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Congratulations to CHeRP faculty @hadleyssmith.bsky.social for presenting at the International Consortium on Newborn Sequencing (ICoNS) Annual Meeting!
#newbornscreening #genomic #genetic #publichealth #pediatric #healthequity
#newbornscreening #genomic #genetic #publichealth #pediatric #healthequity
Cheers to CHeRP faculty @hadleyssmith.bsky.social and Kurt Christensen and members Marcus Henry and Maddie Hickingbotham for attending the American Society for Human Genetics Meeting!
Posters that were presented focused on #genomics #newbornscreening #implementationmodels #publichealth
Posters that were presented focused on #genomics #newbornscreening #implementationmodels #publichealth
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Cheers to CHeRP faculty @hadleyssmith.bsky.social and Kurt Christensen and members Marcus Henry and Maddie Hickingbotham for attending the American Society for Human Genetics Meeting!
Posters that were presented focused on #genomics #newbornscreening #implementationmodels #publichealth
Posters that were presented focused on #genomics #newbornscreening #implementationmodels #publichealth
Congratulations to CHeRP members Marcus Henry and Maddie Hickingbotham for presenting their posters at the American Society of Human #Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting!
#genomic #publichealth #research #childhealth #pediatric #newbornscreening #medical
#genomic #publichealth #research #childhealth #pediatric #newbornscreening #medical
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Congratulations to CHeRP members Marcus Henry and Maddie Hickingbotham for presenting their posters at the American Society of Human #Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting!
#genomic #publichealth #research #childhealth #pediatric #newbornscreening #medical
#genomic #publichealth #research #childhealth #pediatric #newbornscreening #medical
#Newborn #screening in the U.S. has been a successful #publichealth program, detecting thousands of #infants who need early #treatment. With advances in #geneticsequencing and #gene‑based therapies, the number of #conditions that could qualify for #screening can increase. Read Here: buff.ly/1O45MUj
September 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#Newborn #screening in the U.S. has been a successful #publichealth program, detecting thousands of #infants who need early #treatment. With advances in #geneticsequencing and #gene‑based therapies, the number of #conditions that could qualify for #screening can increase. Read Here: buff.ly/1O45MUj
A large‐scale #study using the All of Us Research Program #data has identified common & rare #genetic #variants linked to #strabismus. Findings offer insight into the genetic pattern of strabismus, potential #treatment, and the value of #diversity in #medical #research. Read Here: buff.ly/8UqiPWv
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A large‐scale #study using the All of Us Research Program #data has identified common & rare #genetic #variants linked to #strabismus. Findings offer insight into the genetic pattern of strabismus, potential #treatment, and the value of #diversity in #medical #research. Read Here: buff.ly/8UqiPWv
#Metachromatic #leukodystrophy (#MLD) is rare—1 in 100,000 births—but devastating if missed. A new two-tier #newbornscreen can catch it early, enabling #genetherapy that improves #survival & motor #outcomes. #pediatric #genomics #rarediseases
@hadleyssmith.bsky.social
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August 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#Metachromatic #leukodystrophy (#MLD) is rare—1 in 100,000 births—but devastating if missed. A new two-tier #newbornscreen can catch it early, enabling #genetherapy that improves #survival & motor #outcomes. #pediatric #genomics #rarediseases
@hadleyssmith.bsky.social
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#Duchennemusculardystrophy affects ~2 in 10,000 boys, yet #diagnosis in the U.S. still comes later, around age 5. #Newbornscreening can help catch #DMD earlier when #care & emerging #therapies can make the biggest difference.
#RareDisease #Genomics #pediatric
@hadleyssmith.bsky.social
#RareDisease #Genomics #pediatric
@hadleyssmith.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#Duchennemusculardystrophy affects ~2 in 10,000 boys, yet #diagnosis in the U.S. still comes later, around age 5. #Newbornscreening can help catch #DMD earlier when #care & emerging #therapies can make the biggest difference.
#RareDisease #Genomics #pediatric
@hadleyssmith.bsky.social
#RareDisease #Genomics #pediatric
@hadleyssmith.bsky.social
#Foodinsecurity means higher #costs for young people with #diabetes. Consistent #healthcoverage was beneficial. Access to both #food and #healthinsurance matter.
#HealthEquity #pediatrics #adolescent #health #food
@wrightcensored.bsky.social
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#HealthEquity #pediatrics #adolescent #health #food
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August 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#Foodinsecurity means higher #costs for young people with #diabetes. Consistent #healthcoverage was beneficial. Access to both #food and #healthinsurance matter.
#HealthEquity #pediatrics #adolescent #health #food
@wrightcensored.bsky.social
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#HealthEquity #pediatrics #adolescent #health #food
@wrightcensored.bsky.social
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New article! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and peers' paper Using #MachineLearning to Identify #Ophthalmology Subspecialty #Care and Advance Workforce #Research with the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) is featured in Ophthalmology in Science!
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August 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New article! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and peers' paper Using #MachineLearning to Identify #Ophthalmology Subspecialty #Care and Advance Workforce #Research with the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) is featured in Ophthalmology in Science!
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New paper! CHeRP faculty @hadleyssmith.bsky.social and team's paper When #families bridge the #research- #clinical divide: An exploration of values regarding cascade #screening in #genomic research is featured in Genetics in Medicine Open!
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August 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New paper! CHeRP faculty @hadleyssmith.bsky.social and team's paper When #families bridge the #research- #clinical divide: An exploration of values regarding cascade #screening in #genomic research is featured in Genetics in Medicine Open!
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New article! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and team's paper Association of #Childhood #Neighborhood Opportunity with #Retinopathy of Prematurity Neighborhood Opportunity and Retinopathy of Prematurity is featured in Am J Ophthalmol!
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July 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New article! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and team's paper Association of #Childhood #Neighborhood Opportunity with #Retinopathy of Prematurity Neighborhood Opportunity and Retinopathy of Prematurity is featured in Am J Ophthalmol!
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New paper! CHeRP faculty @wrightcensored.bsky.social and peers' paper Shifts in U.S. #Pediatric #Obesity #Treatment After the AAP Guidelines is featured in Pediatrics!
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July 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New paper! CHeRP faculty @wrightcensored.bsky.social and peers' paper Shifts in U.S. #Pediatric #Obesity #Treatment After the AAP Guidelines is featured in Pediatrics!
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New Publication! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and peers' paper #Visual Axis #Opacification After #Pediatric #Cataract #Surgery in the IRIS® Registry is featured in Ophthalmology!
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July 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New Publication! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and peers' paper #Visual Axis #Opacification After #Pediatric #Cataract #Surgery in the IRIS® Registry is featured in Ophthalmology!
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New Paper! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and team's paper Association of #COVID19 #Pandemic and #Ocular #Surgery is featured in JAMA Ophthalmology!
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July 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New Paper! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and team's paper Association of #COVID19 #Pandemic and #Ocular #Surgery is featured in JAMA Ophthalmology!
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New Paper! @wrightcensored.bsky.social and peers' paper Development and application of a cost tool for a primary care-based intensive health behaviour and lifestyle treatment is featured in Pediatric Obesity!
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July 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New Paper! @wrightcensored.bsky.social and peers' paper Development and application of a cost tool for a primary care-based intensive health behaviour and lifestyle treatment is featured in Pediatric Obesity!
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New paper! @hadleyssmith.bsky.social and team's paper An end to #genetic exceptionalism: reframing the #ethics of #genomicsequencing for rapid #neonatal #diagnosis is featured in Semin Perinatol!
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July 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New paper! @hadleyssmith.bsky.social and team's paper An end to #genetic exceptionalism: reframing the #ethics of #genomicsequencing for rapid #neonatal #diagnosis is featured in Semin Perinatol!
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CHeRP faculty Kurt Christensen and colleagues' paper Opportunities amid complexities in returning #genetic results to black #precisionmedicine #research participants: Interview themes in context with open all of us #data is featured in J Clin Transl Sci!
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June 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
CHeRP faculty Kurt Christensen and colleagues' paper Opportunities amid complexities in returning #genetic results to black #precisionmedicine #research participants: Interview themes in context with open all of us #data is featured in J Clin Transl Sci!
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New publication! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and team's publication Graft Failure After #Pediatric Penetrating #Keratoplasty in the United States is featured in Cornea!
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June 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New publication! CHeRP faculty Isdin Oke and team's publication Graft Failure After #Pediatric Penetrating #Keratoplasty in the United States is featured in Cornea!
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New Paper! @hadleyssmith.bsky.social and team's paper Distributional #costeffectiveness #analysis in #genomic #medicine: Considerations for addressing #healthequity is featured in Value Health!
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May 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
New Paper! @hadleyssmith.bsky.social and team's paper Distributional #costeffectiveness #analysis in #genomic #medicine: Considerations for addressing #healthequity is featured in Value Health!
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