Critical Pedagogical Approaches to Structural Drivers of Health.

Abstract

Social accountability in health professions education prominently has to do with preparing students and trainees in pediatrics to do 3 key things: prioritize social and structural drivers as preconditions of children's health, work to mitigate health inequity among children by partnering with community members and families, and integrate advocacy for health system improvement for children into practice. This article suggests strategies for health justice advocacy and for strengthening cross-disciplinary teaching about how to screen children for structural drivers of health.