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How Can We Improve Children's Health?
Paul Wise, a Stanford School of Medicine professor of pediatrics, said children's care isn't only unreliable, but also often slow to adapt to changing trends in illnesses. "We need to change the way we're doing things," he said.
June 21, 2011 in Patch.com

Child malnutrition caused by more than lack of food
The study underscores the fact that childhood malnutrition is not only about food, said study co-author Paul Wise, MD, MPH, FAAP, who created a program at Stanford University in California called Children in Crisis to improve health care to children living in politically unstable regions. "While this study documents the terrible toll of poverty on child health, it also emphasizes the interaction between the child, infections, community life and the exercise of political power."
May 1, 2011 in EurekAlert (press release)

Professor Snapshot: Paul Wise
The Daily e-mailed faculty a short questionnaire that strayed beyond their work at Stanford. Here is a glimpse into the personalities behind your professors ...
October 6, 2010 in The Stanford Daily

$12.7 Million Grant for Study of Childhood Obesity Treatment
By Stanford University and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (HealthNewsDigest.com) - In a new effort to combat childhood obesity, the National Institutes ...
September 18, 2010 in HealthNewsDigest.com

For Parents of Uninsured Kids, a Little Help Goes a Long Way
... kids to get health insurance," said Paul Wise, a professor of child health and society at Stanford University who is familiar with the review findings.
August 7, 2010 in Health Behavior News Service