Military children, families, and communities: supporting those who serve.

More than 2 million children in the United States live in military families and 90 000 infants are born to these families each year. Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, third edition,1 a publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), outlines an approach to comprehensive care for the individual child in the context of his or her family, as well as the community. Understanding the unique concerns of military families, such as the stress of parental wartime separation, and the specific resources available to these families, can help prepare all pediatric providers to meet the needs of this population regardless of where a medical home is established.