An Advocate and Voice of Calm: Child Life Specialists at Duke

Cami Polfuss, a child life specialist in the pediatric emergency department, wins national award for her caregiving

Child life specialists are the unsung heroes in health care. They do critical work to help children heal and prepare them emotionally and socially for their treatment and recovery. Meet one of Duke Health鈥檚 child life specialists, Cami Polfuss.

Polfuss recently won the Child Life Specialist of the Year Award at the annual Children鈥檚 Miracle Network Hospitals conference in Orlando.