ObjectiveTo quantify associations of the community-level material deprivation index (CMDI) with asthma diagnosis by age 5 years among preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of preterm infants with BPD, born between 2010…

BackgroundOpioid use in pregnancy and the postpartum period in the United States has continued to rise. There are significant barriers to accessing evidence-based treatment and appropriate wrap-around services for pregnant and postpartum individuals and their families. These challenges…

OBJECTIVEThis study aimed to develop consensus on a comprehensive and abridged list of recommendations for conducting antiracist research across all stages of a pediatric research project. Antiracist research aims to ensure that the construct of race is correctly interpreted and that…

Health systems are built to respond reactively to health concerns, but improving health - while reducing health disparities - requires creative thinking and proactive planning at multiple levels within and beyond the walls of the health care system.In our Population Health Sciences…

IntroductionK-12 schools are not only educational settings but also hubs of social interaction, making them potential drivers of disease transmission within households and communities. While many existing studies have assessed school masking in relation to in-school transmission, the…

Objective To examine long-term trends in adolescent depression and suicide risk screening and interim symptom monitoring in pediatric primary care (PC) following implementation of universal screening at well-visits.Methods This retrospective cohort study examined electronic…

Objective: To examine changes in children's Medicaid and CHIP enrollment during the Families First Coronavirus Response Act unwinding and assess whether CHIP enrollment offsets Medicaid declines.Study setting and design: We used linear probability models with monthly indicators to…

Objective: To examine changes in children's Medicaid and CHIP enrollment during the Families First Coronavirus Response Act unwinding and assess whether CHIP enrollment offsets Medicaid declines.Study setting and design: We used linear probability models with monthly indicators to…

ObjectiveTo evaluate whether depression prevention programs can reduce adolescents' within-persons' depression and anxiety symptoms from pre-prevention assessed levels, which were obtained via naturalistic repeated measures for 1-year before randomization and intervention delivery, to…

PolicyLab responded to a request for comment from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Rescind 2022 Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Regulations.In their response, contributing PolicyLab experts cautioned that rescinding these…