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Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Getting Past Peak Proving More Difficult After Thanksgiving
Below are the main findings from our COVID-Lab forecasting model update this week: The average test positivity rate across all of the 821…
Dec 07, 2020
How a Lack of Rural Mental Health Professionals Affects Youth in 200 Words
Across the U.S., there is a shortage of mental health professionals, and families living in rural areas face even greater…
Dec 04, 2020
Stakeholder Perspectives: Supporting Pennsylvania’s Immigrant Communities During the Pandemic
The United States has been battling COVID-19 for almost a year. While we lack data on the precise impact of the pandemic on immigrant communities and…
Dec 02, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Reemerging from the Holiday Weekend to Parse Signal from Noise
We are more cautious this week in our interpretation of the data from our weekly COVID-Lab forecasting model—more on that later—but…
Dec 01, 2020
Supporting Young Parents with System Involvement: A Conversation with Juvenile Law Center Advocates
The youth advocacy program at Juvenile Law Center serves as a model for how to help prepare young people to lead advocacy and policy reform…
Nov 25, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: A Week of Travel and Uncertainty as a New Chapter Begins
Below are the top-line findings from our weekly COVID-Lab forecasting model update: Testing positivity rates across the country averaged 12…
Nov 18, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Finding Safe Harbor, While Looking Forward
Last week, our weekly blog post included a recommendation that families and communities commit to a collective quarantine before, during,…
Nov 17, 2020
Envisioning Healthier Communities Through the Eyes of Mothers
There’s no better day than National Rural Health Day to announce PolicyLab’s newest project: “Understanding the Role of Place in…
Nov 12, 2020
Can Flu Vaccine Visits Provide an Opportunity to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes more than 30,000 cases of cancer in the U.S. each year. Despite the availability of a safe, long-lasting,…
Nov 10, 2020
Safety of Child Care During COVID-19 in 200 Words
Is child care safe right now? This is a question parents have been frequently asking pediatricians during the pandemic. Since shutdowns in…
Nov 05, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Rapid Spread with New Restrictions on the Horizon
As we move past election week, regardless of the conclusion, we urgently need action plans to address accelerating infection rates and compromised…
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