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
PEACH seeks to add a research faculty member in pediatrics to serve as mentor on equity-based research and quality improvement projects in pediatrics at Michigan Medicine.
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
12.03.24 PEACH WIP
Rebecca Hong, MD, presented on a study examining if there is a difference in pain management between patients with neuromuscular vs. idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion surgery, and within the neuromuscular group, if there is a variance between our treatment and assessment of verbal and nonverbal patients. Susan Woolford, MD, MPH, presented on a study investigating whether weight loss medications are prescribed differentially by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and gender among patients 13-21 years old. She also looks at potential effects of clinic location and insurance.