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Jan 13, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Holiday Peaks Begin to Subside
With data once again reliable enough to input into our models, we’re back this week with COVID-Lab projections to help communities interpret a…
Jan 05, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: A Pandemic in Transition Requires Updated School Guidance
As we welcome the new year, we continue to be challenged by high levels of COVID-19 cases in many areas of the country, revealing the omicron variant…
Dec 29, 2021
Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2021
After another busy year at PolicyLab, we’re taking time to reflect back on 2021 by highlighting our most-read blog posts of the year. We…
Dec 22, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Managing the Weeks Ahead Amid Swift Omicron Spread
Last week, we were closely monitoring evolving data in our COVID-Lab forecasting models* to see how the omicron variant would impact our communities…
Dec 17, 2021
PolicyLab Forum 2022: Behind the Scenes of Planning
Are we crazy to plan an in-person event for next year? It’s a question we’ve asked ourselves a lot over the last few months. But with all…
Dec 16, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Omicron Adds More Uncertainty to Winter COVID-19 Resurgence
Increases in COVID-19 case incidence continue this week in many counties, just in advance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. What&rsquo…
Dec 13, 2021
FDA Proposes Withdrawal of Only Medicine Approved for Preventing Preterm Birth. What Does This Mean?
Preterm birth—the leading cause of infant mortality and disability—is a significant public health issue with only one approved clinical…
Dec 09, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Preparing for Recovery, Even as U.S. Approaches Peak Seasonal Transmission
Now two weeks removed from Thanksgiving, the data we use in our COVID-Lab forecasting models have become more reliable again, and we are projecting…
Dec 07, 2021
Housing Disparities and Asthma: Reinvesting in Neighborhoods to Promote Health Equity
More than 5 million children in the United States have asthma, making it the most common chronic condition of childhood. The burden of asthma&mdash…
Dec 03, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Navigating Another Holiday Season of the COVID-19 Pandemic
As we experienced last year, local case incidence data can become highly unreliable in the week following a major holiday like Thanksgiving or…
Nov 29, 2021
Children’s Mental Health: Building Up Our System of Care in 200 Words
The pediatric mental health crisis persists, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and inequities in health care. Meanwhile, the mental health care…
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