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May 16, 2025
Caring for Caregivers: Shining a Light on Mental Health in Early Parenthood
Over the last 15 years, awareness around postpartum depression (PPD) has continued to grow. To that end, in 2010 and 2015, the American Academy of…
May 08, 2025
Medicaid Is a Lifeline for Many Working Families
Medicaid coverage is a lifeline for tens of millions of working families in the United States. Though 49% percent of children get their health…
Apr 25, 2025
Why Adult Medicaid Is a Critical Component of Child Health
As a primary care pediatrician, I support the health of individual children and families. As a child health researcher, I think about ways to prevent…
Apr 02, 2025
Why Medicaid Is Important for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Medicaid coverage has lifelong positive impacts on children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)*, as well as on their families and…
Mar 25, 2025
Turning the Page: How Shared Reading and Pediatric Partnerships Can Strengthen Early Literacy and Child Well-Being
According to the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, one in three students in Pennsylvania—and even fewer in Philadelphia and among marginalized communities…
Mar 19, 2025
Adolescent Health in 2025: What’s the Status and What’s at Stake?
Adolescence, marked by rapid growth and development (physical, cognitive, psychological and emotional), is a critically important life stage. It is…
Mar 11, 2025
Informing Families, Protecting Youth: The Case for Clearer Alcohol Guidelines in 200 Words
Alcohol remains the most commonly used substance among youth, yet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) have historically lacked explicit…
Feb 27, 2025
Medicaid Works for Children and Families in Rural Pennsylvania
More than 1.7 million residents call rural Pennsylvania home and nearly one-fifth rely on public health insurance coverage like Medicaid. The…
Feb 20, 2025
EvolvED: A New Way to Bring Eating Disorder Treatment to Primary Care
An estimated 9% of the U.S. population will meet criteria for an eating disorder in their lifetime, and with dire consequences: eating disorders are…
Feb 06, 2025
Increasing Adolescents’ Access to Over-the-counter Contraception and Preventive Services
In December 2024, PolicyLab researchers and other partners at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) responded to the U.S. Departments of Health…
Jan 29, 2025
Early Adolescence Mental Health Needs and Opportunities: A View From On the Ground
Early adolescence, which is approximately between the ages of 10 and 13, is a period of rapid development and growth, providing an opportune window…
Dec 19, 2024
A Call to Action for Women’s Health Research in 200 Words
The Biden Administration recently hosted the first White House Conference on Women’s Health Research, bringing together researchers, funders,…
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