Human Trafficking and Child Labor
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Our work addresses a wide range of topics at the intersection of human trafficking and the healthcare sector. We are currently focused on understanding how communities, health systems, and high-risk labor sectors in the United States can engage in human trafficking and child labor prevention.
Research
- Panda, P., Deng, Y., Fang, A., Ward, V., Wang, E., Newberry, J., Mathur, M., & Patel, A. (2025). Increased Emergency Department Identification of Young People Experiencing Trafficking During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), 140(1_suppl), 74S–81S. .
- Panda, P. (2023). Human trafficking in the urgent care setting: recognizing and referring vulnerable patients. J Urgent Care Med. 2023;17(6):13-22.
- Garg, A., Panda, P., Malay, S., & Slain, K. N. (2022). Human Trafficking ICD-10 Code Utilization in Pediatric Tertiary Care Centers Within the United States. Frontiers in pediatrics, 10, 818043. .
- Panda, P., Garg, A., Lee, S., & Sehgal, A. R. (2021). Barriers to the Access and Utilization of Healthcare for Trafficked Youth in the United States. Child abuse & neglect, 121, 105259. .
- Panda, P., Mango, A., & Garg, A. (2021). Responsibly Including Survivors’ Voices in the Planning and Implementing of Educational Programmes for Healthcare Providers. Anti-Trafficking Review, (17), 148–153.
- Garg, A., Panda, P., Malay, S., & Rose, J. A Human Trafficking Educational Program and Point-of-Care Reference Tool for Pediatric Residents. MedEdPORTAL. 2021;17:11179. .