Synopsis: Professor Matthew Davis and his research team launched the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health in 2007.  This is an effort to bring the public voice about children’s health into national dialogue and health policy.  Using a twin-track approach of online media (open-access monthly Reports) and traditional peer-reviewed journal publications, Matthew and his colleagues have brought the perceptions and opinions of parents and others into the international conversation about children’s illness and health and how policymaking can play a role.  During this Grand Rounds, Matthew will share the opportunities and challenges inherent in this effort.

Speaker: Matthew M. Davis, MD, MAPP, is Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Health System and Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, USA. He also serves as the Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan, in the Department of Community Health.  His current research focuses on three major areas of child and family health policy: vaccines and vaccine financing, government health programs and regulations, and characterization of public attitudes and opinions about child health and health policy.