Neighborhood Opportunity and Pediatric Trauma

Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States (1). Neighborhood factors are associated with adverse outcomes across a variety of pediatric health conditions, but the relationship between neighborhood opportunity and the characteristics and outcomes of pediatric injury has not been described. The Child Opportunity Index (COI) is a child-specific composite of variables, including household income and education, associated with varied pediatric health outcomes [2–3].