Author Archives: Sophie Hurewitz, David Ming, and Neal deJong

About Sophie Hurewitz, David Ming, and Neal deJong

Sophie Hurewitz is graduating from Duke University in May 2022 with a degree in Neuroscience, a minor in Global Health, and a certificate in Child Policy Research. At Duke, she is an Alice M. Baldwin Scholar, a researcher at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, a member of an interdisciplinary research team working to fulfill the goals of the North Carolina Early Childhood Action Plan, a researcher for the Path for Children's Complex Care Coalition of North Carolina (Path-4CNC) team, and NC-LEND's first undergraduate trainee. Sophie is also a member of the Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and the 2021-2023 Student Representative for AcademyHealth's Child Health Services Research Interest Group. She plans to become a developmental-behavioral pediatrician to combine her interests in clinical medicine, health policy, education policy, family advocacy, and child and adolescent development.

Lessons From Conducting the Path-4CNC Virtual Convenings

By | January 20, 2022
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Last week, we detailed the findings of virtual convenings we held in North Carolina to improve care for children with complex health needs (CCHN). Here, we share our takeaways about the process of planning, holding and following-up on the convenings. We also outline the specific steps other leaders, innovators, and advocates can take to engage… Read More »

Engaging Communities to Improve Systems of Care for Children with Complex Health Needs

By | January 11, 2022
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Children with complex health needs (CCHN) are a unique pediatric patient population. They have chronic medical and/or behavioral conditions that need ongoing health care. They use a disproportionate share of hospital resources. And they face greater social challenges when compared to other children. In North Carolina (where we work) and across the country, CCHN fail… Read More »