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2021 Annual Report

Well Beyond Medicine

Our deep understanding of the physical, emotional and social impacts of health is informed by more than 80 years of experience in direct service to families and communities across the U.S.

Better Health

We’ve seen first-hand the adverse impacts that poverty, racism and inequity have on a child’s future and the unintended health consequences of local and national policies. We also see the promise of better health through coordinated systems of support and believe in our collective power to change children’s health for good.

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R. Lawrence Moss, MD President & Chief Executive Officer

A Letter from Dr. Moss

Throughout the pandemic, our collective experiences have affirmed our resolve to address the root causes of disparities and adverse health outcomes for children. Together, our innovations have helped our patient families, associates, and communities endure the challenges of this extraordinary time and kept children healthy.

We will transform the health of children beyond medicine by working to improve the health of the world in which every child lives.

Health Equity

Health Equity

When it comes to health, equity is imperative to the quality of care and health outcomes for all children and families.

Advocacy

Advocacy

Research has established that at least 80 percent of health is the result of things that happen beyond the doctor’s office.

Population Health

Population Health

We’ve made intentional investments and built strategic partnerships that prioritize our commitment to the whole health of the child.

Education

Education

We are educating and learning from diverse people who are driven to care about others.

Access to Care

Access to Care

As long as children are in need of medical care — from routine to rare — or there are cures to be discovered, we’ll be there.

Well-Being

Well-Being

People generally enter the health care profession out of a profound sense of duty or calling to care for others.