Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Karen M Sheehan

Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States and 2Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

Biography

Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Education, and Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a founding volunteer of the Chicago Youth Programs, a community-based organization that works to improve the health and life opportunities of at-risk youth. She is also Associate Chair of Advocacy for the Department of Pediatrics and Medical Director of Lurie Children’s Injury Prevention & Research Center and the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities.

Publications

Comparison of Experiences with Care Coordination for Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN) in Illinois

Background: Care coordination (CC), a central responsibility of the medical home, significantly impacts health outcomes of CSHCN. Most studies to date have focused on either provider provision of CC or patient experience with CC. Objective: We compared how providers for, and parents of, CSHCN experience subspecialty access, communication amongst ph... Read More»

Sarah A Sobotka, Parag K Shah and Karen M Sheehan

Review Article: J Community Med Health Educ 4: 307

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000307

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