PolicyLab

PolicyLab is excited to announce the Year 3 awardees of our Community Partnerships in Research Program! This program funds community-engaged research pilot grants and seeks to promote health equity in the Greater Philadelphia area by building and deepening community-academic partnerships for research targeting health improvements among children and their families.

We’d like to thank our partners from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Cancer Center Diversity Committee, the Health Equity Research Methods (HERMes) Initiative, and CHOP’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) for their support and commitment to advancing the health and well-being of the communities we serve.  

• “Addressing the Needs of the Local Spanish-Speaking Autism Community” — Kate Wallis, MD, MPH, from PolicyLab and CHOP’s Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, will partner with Yovana Bustamante from Posibilidades Infinitas.
• “Empowering the Next Generation: Evaluating the Impacts of a Community-based Student Teaching Program on Young Leaders and Their Communities” " — Hillary Kapa, MPH, from CHOP’s Center for Injury Research & Prevention and Stephanie Garcia, MPH, from PolicyLab and CHOP’s Center for Injury Research & Prevention will partner with Matthew Kerr and Christopher Thornton from Beyond the Bars.
• “Voices from Sister Song: Reproductive Justice and Severe Fetal Conditions in Communities of Color” — Abigail Wilpers, PhD, from PolicyLab and CHOP’s Neonatology Health Services Research Lab will partner with Simran Singh Jain from SisterSong, The Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. 
• “Supporting Engagement in Perinatal Supports for Pregnant Individuals with SUD” — Yuan He, MD, MPH, MSHP, from PolicyLab and CHOP’s Department of Pediatrics will partner with Colette Green, MSS, from Maternity Care Coalition.

Want to learn more? Click here for more information about the awarded projects and program.