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Jun 19, 2019
Pediatricians: Partners in Helping Parents Quit Smoking
Editor's note: This piece originally appeared on "EACH Breath," a blog by the American Lung Association.
Jun 17, 2019
Improving Access to Mental Health Services Includes Breaking Down Language Barriers
For the 25.1 million people in the U.S. who self-rate their ability to speak English as less than “very well,” communicating…
Jun 13, 2019
With Safe Infant Sleep, We All Rest Better
Every night and naptime, many families unintentionally put their babies at risk. Sleep-related infant deaths account for roughly 26% of…
May 30, 2019
Childhood Asthma Disparities: A Renewed Opportunity
Despite significant efforts to prevent and manage the disease, asthma remains the most commonchronic illness among children in the United States…
May 29, 2019
Looking Forward to the Launch of PolicyLab's New Behavioral Health Portfolio
The theme for this year’s Mental Health Month is fitness #4Mind4Body, meaning that health is all-inclusive and that we must care for…
May 02, 2019
What Philadelphia’s Health of the City Report Told Us About Child Health in 200 Words
Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health published its Health of the City report for 2018, which provides a comprehensive look at health…
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