Apr 29, 2021
Pressing Issues Facing Children and Families: Reflections One Year into the Pandemic
Just over a year ago, we wrote a piece highlighting areas of particular concern for children and families as the COVID-19 pandemic was unfolding...
Apr 28, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Getting a Head Start on Fall Planning - School Quarantine Protocols
Here are this week’s main findings from the update to our...
Apr 28, 2021
The Impact of Paid Leave on School Functioning During COVID-19
Access to paid leave has been an essential and often under-recognized element for ensuring schools’ safe functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Apr 27, 2021
How Health Systems Can Help Families During the Extended Tax Season in 200 Words
Countless factors affect patient health outside the direct care health care systems and clinicians provide. Poverty is a critical social...
Apr 23, 2021
Building on the American Rescue Plan to Reduce Child Poverty in 200 Words
Lifting children out of poverty is critical to improving their health and supporting healthy development. Provisions of the recent American...
Apr 21, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Preparing to Vaccinate Children as Our Nation Reaches a Turning Point
Below are the main findings from the weekly update to our COVID-Lab forecasting model: The national PCR testing positivity rate remains unchanged...
Apr 14, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Cautiously Optimistic a Turning Point is Near
Here are the main findings from the weekly update to our COVID-Lab county-level forecasting model: The average PCR test positivity rate across...
Apr 13, 2021
Thawing the Chill From Public Charge Will Take Time and Investment
Last month, the Biden administration reversed the Trump-era “public charge” rule, which had discouraged many immigrant families from using public...
Apr 07, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: As Resurgence Continues, Americans Are No Longer Distancing
Last week, in our weekly blog post highlighting the main findings from our county-level COVID-Lab forecasting model, we reported that test...
Apr 06, 2021
Period Poverty: The Public Health Crisis We Don't Talk About
Period poverty is defined as inadequate access to menstrual hygiene tools and education, including but not limited to sanitary products, washing...
Apr 05, 2021
STIs Among Youth During COVID-19 May Be the Tip of the Iceberg
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close last spring and the mayor issued a stay-at-home order for Philadelphia, adolescents and young...
Mar 31, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Cautious Notes of Optimism During a Spring Resurgence
Below is the national outlook from the weekly update to our county-level COVID-Lab forecasting model: The average PCR testing positivity rate...