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Aug 23, 2018
Health, Education & Play: A Conversation With Philadelphia's Commissioner of Parks & Recreation
One of the best ways a city can encourage children to get the exercise their bodies and minds need is to provide safe, accessible opportunities for…
Aug 16, 2018
Community Engagement is Vital to Solving Local Health Problems
As one of PolicyLab’s founding members, I have had the privilege of conducting research in the city of Philadelphia for over 17 years.
Aug 06, 2018
Two Models, One Site: The Benefits of Co-locating Home Visiting Services
We discovered an interesting variation—a subset of sites opted to implement a second evidence-based model alongside their existing program.
Jul 25, 2018
Thousands of Older Children Also Were Separated at the Border. What Happens to Them?
It’s been more than three months since our government began systematically separating children from their parents at the southern …
Jul 20, 2018
Latest Movement on the Farm Bill and SNAP: What Child Health Advocates Need to Know
There’s a lot of activity happening on Capitol Hill right now as we inch closer to the end of the fiscal year, but one particular…
Jul 09, 2018
If We Don't Ask…Who Will? Advocating for IPV Screening
In light of the recent #MeToo movement—as a pediatrician, public health advocate and mother—I find myself overwhelmed by the…
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