The research of the NYU Center for Child Health Research attempts to understand and integrate the diverse factors in our society that enhance or impede the development and wellness of children. We recognize that while quality health care is an essential element of children's wellness, it is only an element. Ensuring wellness for all our children requires that we adopt a much broader framework. In particular, we must understand the child as a member of a family, of a school, of a community, and of a larger political and economic society. Features of any of these communities and environments can significantly impact a child?s health, promoting or preventing their wellness and flourishing. We examine the interaction between the child and his or her environments and communities primarily through secondary analysis of large, national datasets such as the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the National Health Interview Survey, the Community Tracking Survey of the General Population, the State Inpatient Database, the Health Care Cost and Utilization Project, and the National Survey of Child Abuse and Welfare. However, when the need arises, we have also pursued our own data acquisition projects. Some of our current projects include: - Children's exposure to tobacco and second-hand smoke, and how the attitudes and behaviors of parents and clinicians impact this exposure - Health Disparities and the Social Determinants of Health - Preventative Health Care and Community Pediatrics - Child Abuse and Neglect - Determinants of oral health problems and the use of oral health services - Economics of Title VII, Health Service Corps - Childhood Overweight and Obesity Parent-Child Interactions - Child and Family Mental Health