Jeffrey L. Goldhagen M.D., M.P.H. Professor & Chief, Division of Community and Societal Pediatrics Department: Department of Pediatrics Business Phone: (904) 427-7069 Business Email: Jeffrey.goldhagen@jax.ufl.edu Appointments and Locations Board Certifications Pediatrics Show More Clinical Profile Specialties Pediatrics Interests Clinical Special Interests: Public health, maternal and child healthResearch Special Interests: Public health, maternal and child health Show More Publications 2024Child rights and the necessity for an Optional Protocol for the Protection of Children in Armed ConflictsBMJ Paediatrics Open.8(1):e002843-[DOI] 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002843.[PMID] 39289037.PubMed·Publisher's Site2024Responding to the humanitarian crisis in SudanBMJ Paediatrics Open.8(1):e002893-[DOI] 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002893.[PMID] 39153825.PubMed·Publisher's Site2024Street and working children: a call for rights-based approach to their health and well-beingBMJ Paediatrics Open.8(1):e002486-[DOI] 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002486.[PMID] 38548346.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2023Renewing our commitment to protect children experiencing armed conflict.Journal of paediatrics and child health.59(3):427-430[DOI] 10.1111/jpc.16367.[PMID] 36794666.PubMed·Publisher's Site2023Why the USA should ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildBMJ Paediatrics Open.7(1):e001355-[DOI] 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001355.[PMID] 36731917.PubMed·Publisher's Site2022Conflicts of interest are harming maternal and child health: time for scientific journals to end relationships with manufacturers of breast-milk substitutesBMJ Global Health.7(2):e008002-[DOI] 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008002.[PMID] 35149553.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2022Is the US infant formula shortage an avoidable crisis?Lancet (London, England).400(10346):83-84[DOI] 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00984-9.[PMID] 35654081.17 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Ending violence against children: What can global agencies do in partnership?Child abuse & neglect.119(Pt 1):104733-[DOI] 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104733.[PMID] 32977985.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Mitigating Armed Conflict Casualties in Children.Pediatrics.147(2):-[DOI] 10.1542/peds.2020-027847.[PMID] 33208497.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Treatment of Migrant Children on the US Southern Border Is Consistent With Torture.Pediatrics.147(1):-[DOI] 10.1542/peds.2020-012930.[PMID] 33109743.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Violence Against Children: Recognition, Rights, Responses.Pediatric clinics of North America.68(2):357-369[DOI] 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.12.008.[PMID] 33678291.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2021Voices of youth in the time of COVID-19BMJ Paediatrics Open.5(1):e001265-[DOI] 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001265.[PMID] 34725647.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2020Rights, justice, and equity: a global agenda for child health and wellbeing.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health.4(1):80-90[DOI] 10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30346-3.[PMID] 31757760.23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2020Thirtieth anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: advancing a child rights-based approach to child health and well-beingBMJ Paediatrics Open.4(1):e000589-[DOI] 10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000589.[PMID] 32099906.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Effects of armed conflict on child health and development: A systematic review.PloS one.14(1):e0210071-[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0210071.[PMID] 30650095.79 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2019Planetary Pediatrics.Academic pediatrics.19(5):487-488[DOI] 10.1016/j.acap.2019.04.012.[PMID] 31034976.PubMed·Publisher's Site2019The Rights of Children for Optimal Development and Nurturing Care.Pediatrics.144(6):-[DOI] 10.1542/peds.2019-0487.[PMID] 31771960.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018Ending violence against children: a call to action.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health.2(5):312-313[DOI] 10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30105-6.[PMID] 30169264.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018The Budapest declaration for children and youth on the move.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health.2(3):164-165[DOI] 10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30030-0.[PMID] 30169251.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018The Effects of Armed Conflict on Children.Pediatrics.142(6):-[DOI] 10.1542/peds.2018-2586.[PMID] 30397168.47 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018The Effects of Armed Conflict on Children.Pediatrics.142(6):-[DOI] 10.1542/peds.2018-2585.[PMID] 30397166.30 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Advancing the Synergy Between Pediatric Bioethics and Child Rights.Perspectives in biology and medicine.58(3):247-51[DOI] 10.1353/pbm.2016.0002.[PMID] 27157342.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Beyond Bioethics: A Child Rights-Based Approach to Complex Medical Decision-Making.Perspectives in biology and medicine.58(3):332-40[DOI] 10.1353/pbm.2016.0009.[PMID] 27157351.PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Children and Solitary Confinement: A Call to Action.Pediatrics.137(5):-[DOI] 10.1542/peds.2015-4180.[PMID] 27244816.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Following the Yellow Brick Road: Next Steps in the Synthesis of Pediatric Bioethics and Child Rights.Perspectives in biology and medicine.58(3):365-75[DOI] 10.1353/pbm.2016.0006.[PMID] 27157356.PubMed·Publisher's Site2016The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Relevance and Application to Pediatric Clinical Bioethics.Perspectives in biology and medicine.58(3):252-66[DOI] 10.1353/pbm.2016.0005.[PMID] 27157343.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Toward a Child Rights Theory in Pediatric Bioethics.Perspectives in biology and medicine.58(3):306-19[DOI] 10.1353/pbm.2016.0014.[PMID] 27157347.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Children and Armed Conflict.Pediatrics.136(2):e309-11[DOI] 10.1542/peds.2015-0948.[PMID] 26148952.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Establishing a child rights, health equity, and social justice-based practice of pediatrics.The Journal of pediatrics.166(4):1098-9.e1[DOI] 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.12.024.[PMID] 25819914.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Feasibility of shelter-based mental health screening for homeless children.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974).130(1):43-7[DOI] .[PMID] 25552753.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2015Participation of Children and Young People in Their Health Care: Understanding the Potential and Limitations.The Journal of pediatrics.167(3):783-4[DOI] 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.05.001.[PMID] 26319929.15 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2014A child rights and equity-based framework to advance policy and practice related to adolescent consent to vaccines.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine.54(5):619-[DOI] 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.02.007.[PMID] 24759359.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2014Institutionalizing the academic health department within the context of the 3-fold academic mission.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP.20(3):336-41[DOI] 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31829b53e8.[PMID] 24667196.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2014The Context of Adolescent HopeJournal of Investigative Medicine.62(2):535-536[DOI] .[PMID] .PubMed·Publisher's Site2013Promoting child health equity: family-centered care coordination is just one piece of the puzzle.Pediatrics.131(2):336-7[DOI] 10.1542/peds.2012-3248.[PMID] 23339217.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2009Promotion of children's rights and prevention of child maltreatment.Lancet (London, England).373(9660):332-43[DOI] 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61709-2.[PMID] 19056117.61 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007A community-centered model of the academic health department and implications for assessment.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP.13(6):662-9[DOI] .[PMID] 17984723.12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007Application of economic impact analysis to a local public health agency and its "Academic Health Department".Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974).122(1):27-36[DOI] .[PMID] 17236605.12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007Assessing the status of partnerships between academic institutions and public health agencies.American journal of public health.97(4):659-66[DOI] .[PMID] 17329657.30 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2007Why children's rights are central to international child health.Archives of disease in childhood.92(2):176-80[DOI] .[PMID] 17264288.14 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2006A model for training pediatricians to expand mental health services in the community practice setting.Clinical pediatrics.45(7):649-54[DOI] .[PMID] 16928843.8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2006A walk in the patients' shoes: a step toward competency development in systems-based practice.Ambulatory pediatrics : the official journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association.6(1):54-7[DOI] .[PMID] 16443184.25 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2005Integrating pediatrics and public health.Pediatrics.115(4 Suppl):1202-8[DOI] .[PMID] 15821311.13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2003Children's Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.Pediatrics.112(3 Part 2):742-5[DOI] .[PMID] 12949339.21 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2003Conclusion: The Equity Project.Pediatrics.112(3 Part 2):771-2[DOI] .[PMID] 12949350.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1998The view from the horizon: strategic partnerships of public health, academic medical centers, and managed care.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP.4(1):29-35[DOI] .[PMID] 10183195.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1996Computer reminders improve on-time immunization rates.Medical care.34(10 Suppl):OS45-51[DOI] .[PMID] 8843936.47 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1992Attitude of medical students to future practice characteristics.Ethiopian medical journal.30(3):151-7[DOI] .[PMID] 1396617.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1989Anthrax in Ethiopia.Tropical and geographical medicine.41(2):108-12[DOI] .[PMID] 2763354.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1988Cricoarytenoiditis as a cause of acute airway obstruction in children.Annals of emergency medicine.17(5):532-3[DOI] .[PMID] 3364836.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1988Suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein: report of three cases and review of the pediatric literature.The Pediatric infectious disease journal.7(6):410-4[DOI] .[PMID] 3293000.65 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1987Infant mortality in sudden infant death syndrome families: the Minnesota experience.Minnesota medicine.70(11):629-30[DOI] .[PMID] 3696113.PubMed·Publisher's Site1987Parental perception of urgency and utilization of pediatric emergency services.Family practice research journal.6(3):130-7[DOI] .[PMID] 3455120.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1981Teenage pregnancy in perspective.Clinical pediatrics.20(5):335-40[DOI] .[PMID] 7226684.18 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site Show More Office Information Academic Office Suite 900841 Prudential DriveJacksonville, FL 32207(904) 427-7069 Jeffrey.goldhagen@jax.ufl.edu Program Manager RayKay Watley(904) 427-7069raykay.watley@jax.ufl.edu GME Office 841 Prudential Dr. Suite 1330Jacksonville, FL 32207Phone: (904) 383-1712Fax: (904) 244-3777 Jeffrey.goldhagen@jax.ufl.edu Program Coordinator RayKay Watley(904) 427-7069raykay.watley@jax.ufl.edu Show More Education Medical Degree1977 · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAPediatrics Residency1980 · University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USAM.P.H.1986 · University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Show More News October 21, 2014 Several faculty recognized for longstanding service at UFCOMJ October 10, 2012 UF pediatrician receives NFL Hispanic Heritage Award at Jacksonville Jaguar game April 6, 2012 Two new faculty in CHEQR to boost research on UF's Jacksonville campus March 14, 2012 Dr. Komatz named fellow of American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine October 25, 2011 Reception honors Goldhagen, Community Hospice and new professorship Media Coverage August 7, 2022 As school year begins, concerns over monkeypox rise among parents. Local doctor says don’t panic News4Jax (WJXT) August 6, 2022 Health care considerations for returning to school WJCT June 17, 2022 Expert in pediatric medicine disagrees with Florida’s move to not preorder toddler COVID-19 vaccines News4Jax (WJXT) February 20, 2022 Omicron cases are falling, but this ‘stealth’ coronavirus variant is on the rise News4Jax (WJXT) February 5, 2022 Medical Roundtable WJCT