Ensuring That Every Child in Our Region Can be Healthy
In addition to providing our patients with world-class care, we are committed to ensuring that all children in our region reach their full potential, whether or not they receive care at Cincinnati Children’s.
Our Population Health Hub works to help all children live healthier by delivering excellent, affordable healthcare close to home, improving health outcomes for children with physical and behavioral health needs, and being the leader in pediatric population health research and innovation.
“When we bring together clinical excellence, data and community partnership, we can ensure that every child—regardless of ZIP code—has a path to full potential,” says Kim Kaas, Cincinnati Children’s chief population health officer. “Population health is how we move from caring for individual patients to improving outcomes for entire communities.”
Through our HealthVine program, we help Southwestern Ohio families find the right providers, specialists and mental health professionals, schedule and attend appointments, fill prescriptions, and ensure continuity and coordination of care. Our Health Equity Network optimizes care for children across our region who have asthma, sickle cell disease, diabetes or other chronic conditions.
“HealthVine helps families navigate a complex healthcare system so that their child doesn’t fall through the cracks,” says Jennifer Treasure, MD, HealthVine medical director. “We remove barriers, coordinate care and connect families to the resources they need so their children can thrive.”
This year we opened several new pediatric primary care practices and a new school-based health center. We also measure outcomes across our entire pediatric population and continually redesign care to better support patients, families and communities—delivering high-quality care at an effective cost.
Our commitment to population health is one way we work toward our goal to have Greater Cincinnati’s children be the healthiest in the nation.
