Nov 14, 2018
Amplifying the ‘Power of Rural’ for Kids’ Health
The upcoming National Rural Health Day provides and opportune moment to celebrate the health, vitality and resilience of our rural communities....
Nov 13, 2018
Working While Caring for Children With Complex Medical Needs
Anyone who has worked with kids and their families, or who is a parent themselves, has seen plainly that children do better when their caregivers...
Nov 09, 2018
The Importance of Affirming Gender Identity: The Narratives Research and Photography Can Tell
Policies that affirm the identities of transgender young people can play an integral role in addressing these challenges and promoting well-being...
Nov 07, 2018
Using Behavioral Economics to Encourage Parent Behavior Change
The reality of working in pediatric clinical practice is that it often involves improving child health by changing parents’ behavior....
Nov 05, 2018
Leveraging Language Services to Deliver the Best Care for All Patients
In recent years, we’ve seen an influx in the number of stories documenting horrible medical situations that have taken place because physicians...
Oct 31, 2018
New Video Series Guides Consumers on Getting Health Insurance
Editor’s note: PolicyLab is a member of the PA Insurance Department’s Health Insurance Literacy Workgroup, which the state established in...
Oct 30, 2018
The Rising Cost of Employer-Sponsored Insurance in 200 Words
At PolicyLab, we’ve studied how this trend impacts the tough decisions families are forced to make about how to provide health insurance for...
Oct 26, 2018
10 Years Down: What's Next for PolicyLab?
This week, PolicyLab held our first forum, “Charting New Frontiers in Children’s Health Policy and Practice,” to mark our 10th anniversary as a...
Oct 19, 2018
What Does Health Equity Look Like?
Without knowing anything about a child’s genetic history, many of us can predict how their health outcomes will differ over their lifetime. The...
Oct 12, 2018
Leveraging Pharmacists to Expand Vital Access to Contraception for Teens
One of the key indicators of an adolescent’s health and well-being is their access to sexual and reproductive health services.
Oct 11, 2018
Why the Proposed Public Charge Rules are Especially Harmful to Kids
A new proposal from the Trump administration to make changes to “public charge” policies is the latest attack on immigrant families, and...
Oct 04, 2018
Ten Years Back and Ten Years Ahead: Innovation in Pediatric Primary Care
Recognizing that nations with strong primary care systems achieve better health outcomes, we have made important gains in the U.S. pediatric...