Today, more and more low- and moderate-income working families (earning 100–400 percent of the Federal Poverty Level) are shifting their children to public insurance.
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Low socio-economic status (SES) infants exhibited poorer performance than higher-SES infants on measures of cognitive and language skills assessed at age one.
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Food insecurity, or the lack of reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable and nutritious food, affects nearly 16 percent of all households (15.8 million children) across the U.S. and has been associated with a multitude of health-related issues, poor academic performance, psychosocial and behavioral problems, and higher utilization of health care services.
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Youth with special health care needs face a particular set of challenges when transitioning to adult care. Health systems and policymakers can help.
Aug 16, 2018
Community Engagement is Vital to Solving Local Health Problems
As one of PolicyLab’s founding members, I have had the privilege of conducting research in the city of Philadelphia for over 17 years.
Aug 14, 2018
Why Sleep is Important and What Your Family Needs to Know for Back to School Routines
Back to school often means a return to set schedules, busy days and packed after-school nights. With earlier mornings and later evenings, sleep...
Aug 06, 2018
Two Models, One Site: The Benefits of Co-locating Home Visiting Services
We discovered an interesting variation—a subset of sites opted to implement a second evidence-based model alongside their existing program.
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