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.
Aug 01, 2018
Public Housing Goes Smoke-Free Nationwide
Starting yesterday, all public housing properties in the U.S. are required to go completely smoke-free—a move public health advocates are broadly...
Jul 25, 2018
Thousands of Older Children Also Were Separated at the Border. What Happens to Them?
It’s been more than three months since our government began systematically separating children from their parents at the southern border, and one...
Jul 20, 2018
Latest Movement on the Farm Bill and SNAP: What Child Health Advocates Need to Know
There’s a lot of activity happening on Capitol Hill right now as we inch closer to the end of the fiscal year, but one particular conversation is...
Jul 11, 2018
Shared Decision Making Can Enhance Care of Children with Autism or Other Disabilities
Pediatric primary care practices are grappling with the needs of children with developmental delays or disorders, who may make up five to 10...
Jul 09, 2018
If We Don't Ask…Who Will? Advocating for IPV Screening
In light of the recent #MeToo movement—as a pediatrician, public health advocate and mother—I find myself overwhelmed by the burden and threat...
Jul 05, 2018
Ensuring Rural Kids are Part of the Health Equity Conversation
Decreasing child health disparities and advocating for equitable health outcomes is the cornerstone of PolicyLab’s research portfolios. As...
Jul 05, 2018
The Science of Family Separation and How It Can Harm Children
Editor's Note: This opinion piece originally appeared on...
Jul 03, 2018
In Honor of Fathers
While early childhood home visiting has a robust grounding in research, the inquiry into the role of fathers in home visiting is less developed,...
Jun 26, 2018
Pennsylvania's Novel Opportunity to Address Maternal Depression in 200 Words
As a maternal depression researcher and psychologist who treats adolescent depression, I have observed the negative intergenerational impact of...