Sep 16, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Post-Labor Day Impacts Emerge as the South Improves
With COVID-19 cases continuing to increase in many parts of the country and an ever-evolving situation with children back in-person at schools,...
Sep 14, 2021
Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Childhood Cancer
As a pediatric oncologist—and as someone with a family member who was affected by pediatric cancer—Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is a special...
Sep 09, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: 4 Trends Playing Out Across the Country
This week, our COVID-Lab modeling team won’t be posting case incidence projections for the 821 counties we monitor, as we have learned from prior...
Sep 08, 2021
The Impact of In-person Benefit Reloading on WIC Participation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Childhood hunger and food insecurity have risen dramatically in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic recession....
Sep 07, 2021
The Message Matters: Exploring Parent and Provider Priorities for Child Wellness
Child wellness involves not only physical health, but mental, social and educational well-being. It also includes characteristics of family and...
Sep 02, 2021
Centering Youth in a New Interdisciplinary Clinic for Victims of Sex Trafficking
Many people think of child sex trafficking as an international problem, but the majority of youth trafficking in the United States is domestic....
Sep 02, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: An Especially Challenging Time for Schools
With Labor Day weekend approaching, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 continues to increase in most communities, including among children and...
Aug 30, 2021
Innovative Strategies for a Successful Return to Campus in a Changing COVID-19 Landscape
When college students, like me, were first sent home at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we naively believed it would just be an extended...
Aug 26, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: A Country in Transition
After our COVID-Lab modeling update last week, we wanted to follow up on projections we made that are now validated in this week’s data.
Aug 24, 2021
Bright Spots to Support Back-to-School Health During COVID-19
Editor's Note: This post is part of this year’s “Back to School” series in which our experts discuss the need to...
Aug 19, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Resurgence is on the Move as Schools Reopen
After pausing our weekly forecasts in May, the COVID-Lab modeling team returns this week with new four-week county-level COVID-19 case incidence ...
Aug 17, 2021
New Challenges Await College Students Ahead of an Uncertain Academic Year. How Can We Support Them?
A new academic year approaches, and as mental health providers who predominantly work with adolescents, we reflected on how college students and...