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Oct 05, 2022
Expert Q&A: Evaluating New Tools to Address Youth Suicide in Primary Care
This year as we reflect on World Mental Health Day, partners across Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the University of Pittsburgh…
Sep 21, 2022
Addressing Risk Factors to Improve Infant Mortality Rates in 200 Words
Infant mortality, or the death of a baby before their first birthday, is viewed by health care providers and policymakers as a reflection of overall…
Sep 08, 2022
What We Can Learn About Youth Health in Philadelphia’s Health of the City Report 2021 in 200 Words
Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health recently published its Health of the City Report 2021, which takes a deep dive into the health…
Aug 31, 2022
Reflecting on Our Research to Inform School-based Depression Screening
In 2020, depression affected an estimated 17% of U.S. teens. Depression in teens often goes unnoticed and more than half of depressed teens do not…
Aug 25, 2022
Talking to Teens About Healthy Relationships: Normalizing the Conversation in Schools
Youth are eagerly going back to school around the country in hopes of a safe and fun year. Yet, teen dating violence, or TDV, is a reality that many…
Aug 16, 2022
The Benefits of Healthy School Start Time Policy for Teens and Beyond
This fall, California will implement the first statewide school start times policy. C.A. Senate Bill 328, passed in 2019, requires high schools to…
Aug 10, 2022
Supporting Students, Staff and Families Through Challenging Times: Oakland Unified School District’s Experience
Prior to the start of the pandemic, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) was a district in which more than 70% of students qualified for free and…
Aug 08, 2022
Supporting School Nurses to Improve Student Health
The pandemic upended education and forced teaching and other school services online. Yet when in-person schooling returned, a shortage of staff and…
Aug 04, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Schools Update Health and Safety Plans For the New Academic Year
As schools begin to open across the United States, leaders of schools and early care and education settings are busy assessing the current state of…
Aug 03, 2022
Black Breastfeeding Matters: Mitigating Racial Inequities in Child Health Outcomes
Breastfeeding/chestfeeding has numerous well-described short- and long-term health benefits for infants and caregivers. A recent survey of…
Aug 02, 2022
No Time to Pump the Brakes… The Need for Workplace Lactation Policy is Now
As we welcome World Breastfeeding Week 2022, we support the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Awareness’s campaign to focus on the significant…
Aug 01, 2022
Policies Supportive of Breastfeeding Improve Parent Health and Productivity
This past June, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated their policy statement, “Breastfeeding and the…
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