RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Priorities for the child public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic recovery in England JF Archives of Disease in Childhood JO Arch Dis Child FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP 533 OP 538 DO 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320214 VO 106 IS 6 A1 Catherine Hefferon A1 Catherine Taylor A1 Davara Bennett A1 Catherine Falconer A1 Melisa Campbell A1 Joanna G Williams A1 Dave Schwartz A1 Ruth Kipping A1 David Taylor-Robinson YR 2021 UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/106/6/533.abstract AB Child health is at risk from the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 response and will suffer further unless it is given proper consideration. The pandemic can be conceived as a systemic shock to the wider determinants of child health, with impacts on family functioning and income, access to healthcare and education. This article outlines COVID-19 impacts on children in England. Key priorities relate to the diversion of healthcare during lockdown; interruption and return to schooling; increased health risks and long-term impacts on child poverty and social inequalities. We provide an overview of mitigation strategies and policy recommendations aimed to assist both national and local professionals across child health, education, social care and related fields to inform the policy response.Data sharing is not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study.