Pediatric News welcomes Lenore Jarvis MD, MEd, to its editorial advisory board.
Dr. Jarvis is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s National Health System, and assistant professor of pediatrics at George Washington University, both in Washington.
She is the current advocacy chair and at-large board member of the D.C. American Academy of Pediatrics chapter, and has received formal advocacy training through the American Academy of Pediatrics department of federal affairs. Her advocacy includes working with the hospital’s government affairs and the DC AAP Chapter to facilitate testimonies that assist in enacting health care policies. Dr. Jarvis’ advocacy work also includes research involving screening of and intervening for vulnerable patient populations. To provide sustainable community impact, she collaborates with social work and community stakeholders to provide real-time interventions for mothers who screen positive for postpartum depression and/or domestic safety concerns.
