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Jul 27, 2021
How COVID-19 Highlighted the Need for Teen Mental Health Screening in 200 Words
The COVID-19 pandemic—and school closures, disrupted routines, social isolation, family illness and financial hardships that accompanied it…
Jul 22, 2021
Picture This!: Exam Rooms as Examples of Ways to Integrate Play…Everywhere!
Walking into my (Danielle) clinical office, three exam rooms sit ready, filled with families each waiting to be seen. The day starts with a 10-year…
Jul 20, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: A Summer Resurgence as Schools Plan for Fall
As COVID-19 incidence rates decreased in late spring 2021, our team stopped providing weekly COVID-Lab blog updates but noted we would…
Jul 07, 2021
A Life-changing Experience: My Takeaways from Modeling a Global Pandemic
I didn’t know I would become a biostatistician when I was studying biology at Wuhan University in Wuhan, China, 15 years ago—just like I…
Jun 25, 2021
Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Youth Following COVID-19’s Impact
LGBTQ+ youth face a number of unique challenges to their emotional and physical well-being, and the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionally affected…
Jun 17, 2021
How Have Rates of Childhood Obesity Changed Amid COVID-19 in 200 Words
Strategies to protect families from COVID-19, like “shelter-at-home” recommendations, made it difficult for youth to engage in…
May 25, 2021
Maternal & Child Health Need Indices Explainer: A Tool to Support PA Communities
Maternal-child health (MCH) is a public health priority for the United States. The well-being of children and their caregivers determines the health…
May 21, 2021
How Health Systems Can Help Address Language Barriers to Achieve Digital Health Equity
The parents of a 7-year-old girl call their clinic with concerns about the health of their daughter. A telehealth visit is scheduled. On the day…
May 20, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Planning for Summer as Case Incidence Continues to Decline in the U.S.
Nationally, the average PCR testing positivity rate declined to 4.2% over the past week (down from 4.9% last week). Seventy percent of the 821…
May 13, 2021
Social Distancing to Virtual Learning: Breaking Down COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health Across Youth Developmental Stages
While children have largely been spared from severe COVID-19 symptoms, the effects of the pandemic on children’s development and behavioral…
May 12, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Lessons Learned from a Year of Modeling the COVID-19 Pandemic
This week, with declining transmission and hospitalizations confirming that our worst days are behind us, our team is preparing to conclude the…
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