Saturday, August 22nd, 2020
Special Edition: Pandemic’s Impact on Kids
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Today's "Special Edition Saturday" is all about the pandemic’s short-term and long-term impacts on children.
We discuss the data so far that shows how COVID-19 physically impacts kids as well as other potential consequences, including on mental health.
Our guest, Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, also offers advice for what caregivers and communities can specifically do to keep kids as safe and happy as possible…
Our guest:
Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez
Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez is a primary care pediatrician and the director of telemedicine at Columbia University. Edith is from Caracas, Venezuela, she obtained her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine, followed by residency training in pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a fellowship in global health and journalism at Stanford University, in partnership with CNN and the International Rescue Committee. Edith continues to write for CNN and makes frequent expert appearances in both English and Spanish-language networks. She also hosts a weekly podcast for Latino parents titled “Las Doctoras Recomiendan” that has received several child advocacy awards. She hopes to empower parents and humanize the experiences of disadvantaged children through the media, while also serving her patients on the ground in NYC.