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 12 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!


2.27.24 work-in-progress session

Erin Isaacson, MD, examines whether there are inequities in who is referred for fertility-preservation consultation among patients who receive medication that causes ovarian toxicity. And Toby C. Lewis, MD, MPH, looks at whether patients not using the portal receive the same recommended protocols around asthma care as patients using the portal.