Program for Equity in Adolescent & Child Health



Research and improvement are the processes; equity is the outcome

Welcome to the Program for Equity in Adolescent & Child Health (PEACH)!

PEACH is an innovative research and improvement program committed to improving equity in pediatric care and experience. We take an interdisciplinary, data-driven approach to identifying inequities and use quality improvement expertise to develop systems-level approaches to eliminating any inequities identified. PEACH is supported by 13 clinical departments/divisions in the School of Medicine, along with Mott Hospital, the Office for Health Equity and Inclusion, Poverty Solutions, and several other units at the University of Michigan.  In addition, this project was made possible by funding provided by the Children's Foundation.


If there is an equity issue you’ve thought about, observed, or experienced and want to work with PEACH to evaluate and address it, please share your idea here and we will reach out to schedule a meeting with you.


Note that residents and fellows are welcome to work with PEACH but require a committed faculty or senior staff mentor to serve as a co-lead on the project and share responsibility for its completion.

If you’re curious about the project guidelines or want to know more about PEACH and what’s involved in exploring an equity issue, we would love to hear from you!


Latest News

Rebecca Hong, MD, and Susan Woolford, MD, MPH, will present on their PEACH projects. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP to attend.

Justine P. Wu, MD, MPH, will present on Intersecting Mixed Methods with Equity and Justice Research. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP to attend.

Latest Video

10.29.24 PEACH WIP

Karen Wilson, RN, and Hala El Mikati, MD, presented on a study looking at whether caregivers of pediatric patients (1 and under) in cardiology receive the same rooming-in requirements across racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Anne Baetzel, MD, presented on a study examining if there are racial and socioeconomic differences among infants undergoing delayed circumcision (4-35 months) in terms of whether they receive awake spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia.