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Oct 10, 2017

Defunding Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Could Undo Decades of Public Health Progress

posted by Aletha Y. Akers, Roopa Seshadri
Adolescent Health & Well-Being
Oct 09, 2017

Facebook Groups for Mothers to Improve Child Health: The Grow2Gether Trial

posted by Lindsay Berrigan, Alexander Fiks, Rachel Gruver, MPH
Family & Community Health
Oct 05, 2017

Addressing Caregiver Depression in Pediatric Primary Care in 200 Words

posted by Margaret-Ellen Johnson, Jordan Price, James Guevara
Behavioral Health
Oct 02, 2017

Math, English and Depression Prevention: The Importance of Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Schools

posted by Jami Young
Behavioral Health
Sep 28, 2017

MIECHV: A Model for Evidence-Based Policymaking

posted by Meredith Matone, Katherine Kellom
Family & Community Health
Sep 20, 2017

What Bernie Sanders Didn’t Say in His ‘Medicare for All’ Vision

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released last week his "Medicare for All" vision: a single payer health care system that would insure…

posted by David Rubin
Population Health Sciences
Sep 15, 2017

The Importance of Countering Vaccine Misinformation In 200 Words

A recently published study by researchers in New Zealand shows that information provided to pregnant mothers can influence their decision about…

posted by Kristen Feemster
Population Health Sciences
Sep 13, 2017

Senate Makes Good on Children’s Health, But Will House Follow Suit?

In an all-too-rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate Finance Committee has proposed a five-year extension for the Children’s Health…

posted by Ahaviah Glaser
Population Health Sciences
Sep 12, 2017

Suicide Prevention for Ethnically and Racially Diverse Youth

posted by Rhonda Boyd, Jason Lewis, PhD
Behavioral Health
Sep 07, 2017

Eliminating Racial Differences in Pediatric Cancer

posted by Lena Winestone, MD, MSHP
Health Equity
Sep 05, 2017

How DACA Impacted Child Health in 200 Words

Every time I see patients, I see the impact that social determinants, including safe, stable and supportive environments, can have on a child’s…

posted by Katherine Yun
Health Equity
Aug 29, 2017

Opportunities to Address Philadelphia’s Preschool Expulsion Problem

posted by Marsha Gerdes
Health Equity

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