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Did you know that America spends more than triple what our peer countries do on medical care, yet we have among the worst health indices of any country in the developed world?
We can change that.
America’s health care system evolved to provide one thing: medical care. And though we’re a global leader in cutting-edge medicine for complex conditions, America pays less attention to the many other things that are essential to creating and maintaining health — like nutrition, safety, housing and transportation.
The good news is that together, by supporting programs and policies that combine these factors with medical care, we can make America’s health care system more effective and less expensive.
The key is to start with children.
More than any other population, improvements in childhood health result in immediate and long-term benefits that ripple across communities and generations, helping more Americans enjoy a strong economy and a bright future.
Armed with the facts, you can help create more health for yourself, your family and your community.
I hope you’ll help me and þþþþþþþƷ Children's spread the word about what really creates health, how investing early is the key to securing America’s future, and why your voice matters.
R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP
President and Chief Executive Officer
þþþþþþþƷ Children’s Health
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Improving Children's Health Improves Us All
A History of þþþþþþþƷ Children’s Health Through Archives
The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns and cities across the country. Using archival photographs collected, preserved and archived by staff of þþþþþþþƷ this book shares the history and distinct story of Alfred I. duPont and how he shaped children’s health care in the communities we serve today.
The State of Equity in America: Health Equity Starts With Our Children
Dr. Moss joins U.S. News & World Report Editor Dafna Linzer for a Fireside Chat on Building a Foundation for Health Equity in Childhood and Beyond by going well beyond medicine to create the healthiest generations of children.
A Prescription for Fixing Health Care
Dr. Moss explains how we're looking beyond and improving children’s health where it starts — at home, in the community and anywhere you find children.
Fireside Chat: Health Care Transformation to Advance Health Equity
Dr. Moss provides the keynote address in this video interview on how þþþþþþþƷ Children's unique perspective on how we can advance health equity.
A Conversation on Transformation and the Possibilities for Change
Watch as Dr. Moss leads this 2023 Hlth.com panel discussion, including some of the country's top children's health care experts, on the topic of Elevating Kids' Health Well Beyond Medicine.
Recent Articles
Read Dr. Moss' contributions to some prominent articles on children's health.
The Ponte Vedra Recorder | February 27, 2025
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | January 21, 2025
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | January 13, 2025
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | January 13, 2025
By Jennifer Antonik, Delaware Business Times | January 10, 2025
By John George, Philadelphia Business Journal | January 9, 2025
By Addison Perry, Investors Hangout | January 6, 2025
By Gus Iversen, HealthCare Business News | January 2, 2025
Previous Articles
By Sarah Gantz, Philadelphia Inquirer | December 27, 2024
By Fay Harvey, HC&O News | December 26, 2024
Lake Nona Social | December 20, 2024
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | December 19, 2024
By Hannah Edelman, Delaware News Journal | December 19, 2024
By James Wilkins, Orlando Sentinel | December 18, 2024
Peter Osborne, Delaware Live | December 17, 2024
By Ryan Lynch, Orlando Business Journal | December 17, 2024
Modern Healthcare | June 10, 2024
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | June 14, 2024
By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton, U.S. News & World Report | June 6, 2024
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | May 31, 2024
“Focusing on Children’s Health”
Letter to the Editor by R. Lawrence Moss, The Washington Post | April 22, 2024
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | April 10, 2024
News4Jax | March 15, 2024
By Beth Reese Cravey, The Florida Times-Union | January 22, 2024
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | January 2, 2024
By Ron Southwick, Chief Healthcare Executive | November 9, 2023.
By R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP, hlth.com | September 25, 2023
Becker’s Healthcare Podcast | 2023
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By Lisa Eramo, hfma.org | 2023
reachmd.com | May 17, 2023
By Melanie Blackman, healthleadersmedia.com | June 29, 2023
By Sara Moniuszko and Bradley Blackburn, cbsnews.com | May 8, 2023
By Mark Hagland, Healthcare Innovation | April 6, 2023
By Sarai Rodriguez,Patient Engagement HIT| March 2, 2022
By Bruce Lesley & R. Lawrence Moss MD,Morning Consult| January 25, 2021
By Matt Humphrey,Strategic Health Care Marketing| November 4, 2021
By Eric Wicklund,mHealth Intelligence| August 20, 2021
Dr. Moss contributed to articles on the state of children's health and how it all was affected by COVID-19.
R. Lawrence Moss MD, Charlene A. Wong, Daniella Gratale, Mark B. McClellan,HealthAffairs| July 21, 2020
By Mark Hagland,Healthcare Innovation| November 23, 2020
By Tara Bannow,Modern Healthcare| February 22, 2020
By R. Lawrence Moss MD,HealthLeaders Media| March 10, 2020
By Morgan Haefner,Becker’s| March 2, 2020
By R. Lawrence Moss MD,Modern Healthcare| November 25, 2020
NEJM Catalyst| July 29, 2020
By R. Lawrence Moss MD,The HILL| May 18, 2020
By Tina Reed,Fierce Healthcare| August 21, 2020
NEJM Catalyst| July 29, 2020
Modern Healthcare| October 26, 2019
By Steven Porter,HealthLeaders| October 17, 2019
By Rebecca Gale,HealthAffairs| November 2019
By Joseph P. Williams,U.S. News & World Report| November 18, 2019
By Jacqueline LaPointe,RevCycle Intelligence| November 1, 2019
By Mark Hagland,Healthcare Innovation| October 8, 2019
By Mark Hagland,Healthcare Innovation| November 27, 2019
By Maria Castelluci,Modern Healthcare| June 15, 2019
Appearances by Dr. Moss
Here are excerpts from some appearances by our CEO:
Becker’s 11thAnnual Meeting:Adapting Business Models to Address Social Determinants of Health
LATEST BLOG POST
Healthy Children Become Healthy Adults
Investing in child health is the single most powerful lever to ensure a healthy population and a strong economy: If we want a healthier American population, we need to prioritize early childhood. Two newly published studies — one authored by a þþþþþþþƷ-led team — offer striking examples of how important childhood habits are for lifelong health.
Investing in America’s Children
We have a big vision at þþþþþþþƷ Children’s: to create the healthiest generations of children across America. We know it is ambitious. We got into children’s health in Wilmington, Delaware, due to the philanthropy and generosity of Alfred I. duPont, and his aspiration to make a transformative difference in children’s lives.
Our Community Investment in Children
Last week— before the hurricane that swept across Florida— I attended the second annual Child Health Equity Symposium in Orlando, hosted by þþþþþþþƷ Ginsburg Institute for Health Equity. More than 90 community organizations came together— groups that advocate for access to mental health services, good nutrition, mentorship for at-risk youth, safe housing and more. We all have a stake in keeping kids healthy.
To Solve Childhood Obesity, We Must Go Well Beyond Medicine
Years ago, I had two patients, Fletcher and Billy. They were not related, but happened to be born at the hospital where I worked, on the same day, with the same serious intestinal birth defect. These two boys underscored for me an important lesson: medical care and health care are not the same thing.
We Must Do Better for Children of Military Members
Nothing gives life meaning more than the honor of being part of something bigger than oneself. I feel that way when I put on my þþþþþþþƷ Children’s badge in the morning, and I know our 9,500 þþþþþþþƷ associates do as well.
Sleep On It: Solving Challenges by Getting More Shut-Eye
I’ve done the math. I have gone all night without sleep for over 1,400 nights. I have had interrupted sleep for over 2,500 nights. I’m not proud of this. Such is life as a surgical resident and practicing pediatric surgeon.
Heart Health
May is Women’s Health Month, and it’s also the month we celebrate mothers. I lost my mother to cancer in 2017 and there has not been a day since when I have not thought about her and felt her presence. There are so many things I love about my wife, but none is more important to me than being the best possible mother to our children...