Love how this article on #childpoverty & #racism is framed in historical impacts on how kids live, learn and play. Would love to review/frame in a #Canadian context. HATCHmcmaster Gita Wahi Natasha Johnson (she/her) April Kam MD MScPH Andrea Hunter MacPeds Upstream Lab Andrew Pinto

Congratulations to my amazing colleague and co-creator of HATCHmcmaster - you're an inspiration and amazing collaborator to so many McMaster Children's Hospital MacPeds

Mandatory reading for anyone engaging in #HealthEquity work - reminding me of discussions with Ameil J. Joseph Ph.D. (he/him) Gita Wahi HATCHmcmaster Madeleine Verhovsek, MD FRCPC Meredith Vanstone @BernsDowney Andrea Hunter @elliemacbain Sarah Hyett Curtis Sobchak Lyndon George LyndaRedwoodCampbell Natasha Johnson (she/her)

This is the article @ellelettMDPhD has written - do not engage in this work without reading and considering it deeply osf.io/3t6cj/ v

Check out our latest article - the protocol paper for a pilot RCT to screen & address #socialneeds in children McMaster Children's Hospital …tfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Gita Wahi Stacey Marjerrison Katherine Morrison HEI MacPeds

Our systematic review showed <1/2 of articles about #Indigenous child health in Canada included Indigenous participants - despite clear guidelines from CIHR and others. We need to do better rdcu.be/cYYPg @BernsDowney @JoshaRafael Sarah Hyett

Thrilled to see our work on #foodsecurity McMaster Children's Hospital ER in print Canadian Paediatric Society journal! Great work @elliemacbain and our team Gita Wahi Alim Pardhan Drs. Eltorki & Ngo! academic.oup.com/pch/advance-ar… MacPedsSurgery McMaster University McMaster University, PGME McMaster Institute for Health Equity HEI

We demonstrated higher rates of #foodinsecurity associated with our population as compared to Canadian and Ontario averages, as well as from 2012 City of Hamilton Nrinder Nann Cameron Kroetsch Maureen Wilson (She / Her) @MatthewGreenNDP Andrea Horwath

We also showed associations with other chronic medical conditions, lack of family physicians and caregivers who are not Canadian citizens McMaster Family Med McMaster Family Prac

Families did express preferences for support while in hospital that are very important - with the biggest request for help with children's medical expenses Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation

This work will contribute greatly to how we assess social needs within HATCHmcmaster McMaster Children's Hospital MacPeds - great work Celia!

Important initiative to address #foodinsecurity among children and families cared for at McMaster Children's Hospital McMaster Children's Hospital MacPeds

And here is the study led by Ellie MacBain which highlights #foodinsecurity among patients seen at McMaster Children's Hospital Peds ED academic.oup.com/pch/advance-ar… MacPeds

And stay tuned for results from our pilot RCT to help address unmet social needs among families cared for McMaster Children's Hospital Children's Exercise and Nutrition Centre …tfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… HATCHmcmaster

Looking forward to discussing our work with HATCHmcmaster POGO & the #canadianpediatriccancerconsortium today! Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation McMaster Health Sciences HEI Hamilton Health Sciences

Stacey Marjerrison HATCHmcmaster Stacey is this year’s Hamilton Community Impact McMaster Alumni Award recipient. 🎉 #InvestInOurPeople #HamOnt