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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…
Apr 23, 2019
Achieving Birth Equity for Minority Women Means Addressing Their Stress
Walk into any neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and you will see many striking things. Babies that could fit in the palm of your hand. Babies with…
Apr 10, 2019
Information Sharing to Improve Health for Children in Foster Care
As pediatric residents in Philadelphia, we provide care to many children in the foster system. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Apr 08, 2019
JUUL Ad Campaign “Targets Adult Smokers,” But New Research Shows Youth-focused Past
You may have seen the new TV commercials or full-page ads in major newspapers. After Altria, parent company to Phillip Morris USA and maker of…
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