Calvin C.J. Sia

Calvin C.J. Sia
Born(1927-06-03)June 3, 1927
Beijing, China
DiedAugust 19, 2020(2020-08-19) (aged 93)
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
EducationDartmouth College (BA), Western Reserve University (MD)
Occupation(s)Pediatrician, child health advocate

Calvin C.J. Sia (born Calvin Chia Jung Sia; June 3, 1927 – August 19, 2020) was a primary care pediatrician from Hawaii who developed innovative programs to improve the quality of medical care for children in the United States and Asia. Two particular programs have been implemented throughout America: the Medical Home concept for primary care that has been promoted by the American Academy of Pediatrics[1][2] and the federal Emergency Medical Services for Children program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.[3] His Medical Home model for pediatric care and early childhood development began to take root in several Asian countries in 2003.[4]

Sia also created the Hawaii Healthy Start Home Visiting Program to prevent child abuse and neglect[5] and co-founded Hawaii's Zero to Three program and Healthy and Ready to Learn Center. The Hawaii Healthy Start program, which targets expecting and new parents who may be at risk of abusing or neglecting their children, became the model for the Healthy Families America home visiting program that the United States Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs identified in 2010 as a "promising" approach to child abuse prevention.[6] The Healthy and Ready to Learn Center was a three-year pilot project to initiate training and health delivery services in an integrated system of care, with pediatric residents and graduate students in social work and early childhood education working as a team.[7]

In addition, Sia spearheaded the creation of the Variety School for learning disabled children, a Honolulu-based educational institution for children ages 5 through 13.[8]

  1. ^ "AAP MEMBER SPOTLIGHT". Aap.org. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ^ Palfrey, Judith (2006-11-27). Child Health in America. ISBN 9780801884535. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ Emergency Medical Services for Children. Nap.edu. 1993. doi:10.17226/2137. ISBN 978-0-309-04888-0. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Asia-US Partnership 2006: Early Child Development in Primary Care" (PDF). Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai`i at Manoa. 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ Samer S. El-Kamary (2004). "Hawaii's Healthy Start Home Visiting Program: Determinants and Impact of Rapid Repeat Birth". Pediatrics. 114 (3): e317–e326. doi:10.1542/peds.2004-0618. PMID 15342892. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Program: Healthy Families America". CrimeSolutions.gov. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  7. ^ "CLAS: Building Bridges: Lessons Learned in Interprofessional Collaboration". Clas.uiuc/edu. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Variety School of Hawaii". Varietyschool.org. Retrieved 23 February 2015.