About the Program
The Program for Immigrant and Refugee Child Health (PIRCH) promotes the advancement of clinical knowledge and systematic solutions that continually refine the standard of health care for immigrant and refugee children.
Through the collaborative efforts of Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine with local, state, and national partners, the program supports innovative initiatives in the following areas:
- Quality of care
- Access to health services
- Education of medical providers and trainees
- Community collaboration and awareness
- Translational research
DeBord, Logan, Kali Ann Hopkins, and Padma Swamy. “Challenges in Caring for Linguistic Minorities in the Pediatric Population.” Children. 6.8. (2019): 87-91.
Castillo, Jonathan, Kellen Gandy, Viachaslau Bradko, and Heidi Castillo. "Language and Latino immigrants living with spina bifida: Social determinants of health – the missing dimension in quality of life research." Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach. 12 (2019): 345–359.
Castillo, Jonathan and Timothy J. Brei. "Immigration and transition: Changing demographics forecast the emerging trends in spina bifida care." Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach. 12 (2019): 337–338.
Fredricks, Karla. "Immigrants Can Help Improve Immunization Rates in the United States." Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk. 10.2 (2019): 1-4.
Morrison, Annie, Karla Fredricks, and Neeraj Agrawal. “Separated and Sick: An Immigrant Child’s Traumatic Experience of Illness and Recovery.” Pediatrics. 142.6 (2018): 1-3.
Swamy, Padma and Marsha R. Griffin. “At Issue: Supporting Our Immigrant Children.” APSAC Advisor. 30.4 (2018): 3-5.
Giri, Minal, Brad D. Berman, Karla Fredricks, Jack Levine, Julie M. Linton, Diana Montoya-Williams, Padma Swamy, Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo, and Janine Young. “Safeguarding Our Children and Our Future: Pediatricians Caring for Immigrant Children.” Zero to Three. 39.1 (2018): 38-48.
Swamy, Padma, Eric A. Russell, Anna M. Mandalakas, and Marsha R. Griffin. “Migrating Children: The Need for Comprehensive Integrated Health Prevention Measures.” Current Tropical Medicine Reports. 5 (2018): 96-103.
Uwemedimo, Omolara T., Ana C. Monterrey, and Julie M. Linton. “A Dream Deferred: Ending DACA Threatens Children, Families, and Communities.” Pediatrics. 140.6 (2017): 1-3.
For Additional Information
Contact Dr. Karla Fredricks