pediatric populations

pediatric populations

Week 1 Discussion

For this assignment, you will review the latest evidence-based guidelines in the links provided below. Please make sure you are using scholarly references and they should not be older than 5 years. The posts/references must be in APA format.

https://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/minority.html#Introduction

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519320/

After completing your research, answer the following questions: 

1) What are the sources of pediatric primary care in the United States? Are these sources sufficient for providing health-care services to the pediatric population? Why or why not?

2) Are there certain pediatric populations that lack access to healthcare services? Why?

3) What are the barriers to children in accessing healthcare services in the United States? Why do these barriers exist?