Social pediatrics

Social pediatrics is a whole-family and whole-community approach to child medical problems and prevention. It was pioneered in Montreal by a group of doctors who took the African proverb as their guide:

Others argue that Abraham Jacobi (1830-1919) was the Father of Social Pediatrics. He recognized that “ It is not enough to work at the individual bedside in the hospital…(but also to influence) school boards, health department, legislature, advisor to judge and jury, seat in council.”