Revista: Frontiers in Pediatrics – Children and Health
Autores
- Carolina Acevedo De La Harpe – ORCID
Abstract
Introduction: Childhood is a critical period where access to medical controls and health policies can severely affect health equity.
Objectives: Analyze the resilience of Chile's subnational health system in the face of COVID-19, focusing on the performance of Chile Crece Contigo's Well-Child Visit Program.
Methods: Using a subnational post-pandemic recovery rate, a regression analysis with municipal controls was performed for 2015-2022, based on REM, CASEN and INE data.
Results: National recovery rate was -3.2%. At subnational level, 66% of municipalities did not return to pre-pandemic figures and the worst recovery rates were associated with negative health expenditure per population.
Conclusions: A subnational perspective is key for understanding health system resilience and for strengthening policies, governance, financing and territorial coordination in child health.
Cita sugerida (APA 7a ed.)
Acevedo De La Harpe, C. (2025). A resilient health system? Well-child visits before and after COVID-19 in Chile. Frontiers in Pediatrics, Children and Health. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2025.1497358/full