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American Academy of Pediatrics, Toxic Stress Statement

Pediatrics provides a powerful yet underused platform for translating scientific advances into innovative early childhood policies.

Fulfilling expectations for medical homes for young children requires them to be part of a larger system of community services and supports.

To serve the youngest children, medical homes must have a two-generation focus that responds to children’s health in the context of their families.

The definitions of “medical home” and “child health” require practitioners to address social as well as biological determinants of health.