Pediatric Disability and Poverty: A Symbiotic System

"There is a very strong relationship between experiencing disability in childhood and living in poverty," observed Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, in a recent interview with Patient Care.^® Houtrow is engaged in research on the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on a wide range of developmental issues in pediatric patients. She explains more in this short video.

Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH, is chief of pediatric rehabilitation medicine at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; endowed professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and secretary of the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.