Abstract
To determine Colorado American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) pediatricians' involvement in community-based activities and awareness of and interest in the AAP Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) program, a 22-item survey was mailed to all general pediatrician AAP fellows and candidate fellows practicing in Colorado (n = 434). The return rate was 65%. Of the respondents, 73% provide direct patient care as their primary professional activity, 58% reported either current or past involvement in community-based programs outside of their practices, 91% of this community-based work was voluntary, and 80% of the respondents described this work as moderate to very rewarding. Half of the respondents (51%) were aware of the AAP CATCH program, and 68% were interested in attending a statewide CATCH meeting. We conclude that Colorado AAP pediatrician survey respondents participate heavily in community programs outside of their clinical practices and that among this group there is substantial interest in the AAP CATCH program.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Davis J. E. Let's work together! A call to America's physicians and the public we serve. JAMA. 1988 Aug 12;260(6):834–836. doi: 10.1001/jama.260.6.834. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Kleinman L. C. Health care in crisis. A proposed role for the individual physician as advocate. JAMA. 1991 Apr 17;265(15):1991–1992. doi: 10.1001/jama.265.15.1991. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Schwartz J. L. First national survey of free medical clinics 1967-69. HSMHA Health Rep. 1971 Sep;86(9):775–787. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]