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*Social Pediatrics has evolved into the RICHER Program
The Responsive Intersectoral Children’s Health, Education, and Research (RICHER) Initiative was established in 2006  and was recognized by Health Canada with an Innovations Award for the development of the RICHER health care delivery model.  The first program of its kind in BC, the RICHER Initiative seeks to address health equity disparities and particularly disparities in health care access that many marginalized and vulnerable children and families experience. The model recognizes the importance of trusted relationships and seeks to increase capacity and resilience for the families served.

Clinicans provide full time community-based primary healthcare service and part time outreach specialist/subspecialist consultation using a “place based” approach specifically designed to meet the unique needs of children, youth, and families in Vancouver’s inner city neighbourhoods, specifically Grandview/Woodlands, Strathcona, and Downtown Eastside.

Working from a child/family centered philosophy the family’s particular needs and circumstance are taken into consideration when providing healthcare services, which are linked to specialized healthcare  and their community-based support networks.

http://www.bcchildrens.ca/Services/SpecializedPediatrics/RICHERInitiative/default.htm