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Jan 05, 2023
Paid Sick Leave Can Move the Needle on COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
As we enter our third pandemic winter armed with boosters that are effective against the currently circulating variant, only 16% of working-age…
Dec 21, 2022
Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2022
After another busy year at PolicyLab, we’re taking time to reflect on 2022 by revisiting our most-read blog posts of the year.
Nov 30, 2022
Flu2Text: How Text Messaging Improved Rates of Influenza Vaccination in Kids
It’s no surprise to the public that vaccine hesitancy has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccine hesitancy especially limits flu vaccination…
Nov 28, 2022
Addressing Postpartum Depression Through Social Media
It is an exciting time for a family when a new baby arrives. Between setting up a nursery, picking out baby clothes, or browsing through children’s…
Nov 21, 2022
Recognizing and Supporting Kinship Caregivers: A New National Strategy Offers Opportunities
In 2018, there were more than 2.7 million grandparents and an unknown number of other relatives in the United States caring for children whose…
Nov 17, 2022
Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care is an Adolescent Health Issue
Nearly six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we are seeing the profound effects on adolescent health. With states now…
Nov 16, 2022
Child Tax Credits Could Help Fight Hunger in the United States
The White House recently announced an ambitious plan to end hunger in the U.S. by 2030. Among many important policy commitments, the Biden…
Nov 09, 2022
Supporting Caregivers Impacted by Substance Use Disorders: A Conversation with Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance
As we recognize National Family Caregivers Month, we turn our attention to the millions of parents, caregivers and households in the United States…
Nov 04, 2022
Debuting Our Rural Pennsylvania: An Interactive Atlas of the Places That Influence Maternal & Child Health
During this year’s National Rural Health Week, I’m so excited to debut Our Rural Pennsylvania, an online interactive atlas created by mothers and…
Oct 31, 2022
In a Post-Roe World, Access to Contraception is Critical for Adolescents
Adolescents in 2022 are faced with an ever-increasing number of challenges. In addition to coming of age during the COVID-19 pandemic and facing a…
Oct 26, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Optimizing Pediatric Vaccination for COVID-19 & Influenza as Winter Approaches
Most children across the United States have returned to schools and early childhood education centers over the last few months. Their return followed…
Oct 24, 2022
Immigration Policy Remains a Key Issue for Children’s Health
One in four children in the United States have at least one immigrant parent and 1 in 33 are foreign-born themselves. Immigration policy remains a…
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