| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 314-315.e1 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatrics |
| Volume | 232 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2021 |
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| Funders | Funder number |
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| European Commission |
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In: Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 232, 05.2021, p. 314-315.e1.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
TY - JOUR
T1 - Plan for the Worst, but Hope for the Best
T2 - Investing in Pediatric Services
AU - Pettoello-Mantovani, Massimo
AU - Carrasco-Sanz, Angel
AU - Pop, Tudor Lucian
AU - Mestrovic, Julije
AU - Somekh, Eli
AU - Giardino, Ida
AU - Namazova-Baranova, Leyla
AU - Hoey, Hilary
AU - Vural, Mehmet
N1 - Funding Information: After the Second World War, the state of children's health and well-being in economically advanced countries has steady improved. 9 However, more recent events have slowed this positive trend. The global financial crisis of 2009 inaugurated a decade of general socioeconomic decline, which seriously affected the living conditions of people in many Western countries, especially fragile families and their children. 10 Following the 2009 economic depression, approximately 30% of children living in European Union (EU) countries and increasing numbers of US households experienced poverty and social exclusion, resulting in unequal access to resources and opportunities for a healthy and happy childhood, including good nutrition and fair quality education. 11 , 12 The 2012 United Nations Children's Fund Report 13 shows that following the 2007-2009 Great Recession, the United States ranked 34th out of 35 member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 14 However, income support and direct benefits provided by government programs have mitigated the recessive social effects of economic depression, as the family poverty rate was reduced from an estimated 31% to approximately 16% in 2014. 15 , 16 In Europe, modest yet encouraging early signs of recovery from a state of social uncertainty were severely hampered by the unexpected 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, which further distressed the socioeconomic conditions of the European population. In an effort to react to the negative situation, the EU released a recovery plan with a total cost of $2 trillion, 17 funded by a mix of grant funding and loans to states. The largest long-term budget in the EU's history should be used to confront today's realities and in planning to prevent tomorrow's uncertainties. However, despite the commitments made by EU decision makers, the national European pediatric societies raised strong concerns, as marginalized communities and vulnerable group populations, including children and elderly persons, are currently at risk for becoming even more vulnerable owing to a prolonged state of emergency caused by the pandemic. 12 , 18 Their health and well-being may suffer a long-term decline that could be difficult to reverse owing to further worsening of their socioeconomic conditions, already compromised by the recessive effects of the 2009 financial crisis. 19
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DO - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.02.001
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VL - 232
SP - 314-315.e1
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
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