Supporting Global Health at the Pediatric Department Level: Why and How.

ABILITY; CHILDREN'S health; CLINICAL competence; HEALTH promotion; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; MEDICAL quality control; PEDIATRICS; WORLD health; TRAINING; HEALTH equity

The article discusses how pediatric departments can respond to the evolving pediatric global health (GH. Topics covered include the noted changes in the "United Nations Sustainable Development Goals," the presented reasons why there is a need for worldwide support for GH, and proposed steps on how to support GH. It also discusses how to implement the best practices in GH education, how to embed GH into academic departments, and the need to recognize contributions to GH work.