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Dec 01, 2020
Supporting Young Parents with System Involvement: A Conversation with Juvenile Law Center Advocates
The youth advocacy program at Juvenile Law Center serves as a model for how to help prepare young people to lead advocacy and policy reform…
Nov 25, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: A Week of Travel and Uncertainty as a New Chapter Begins
Below are the top-line findings from our weekly COVID-Lab forecasting model update: Testing positivity rates across the country averaged 12…
Nov 18, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Finding Safe Harbor, While Looking Forward
Last week, our weekly blog post included a recommendation that families and communities commit to a collective quarantine before, during,…
Nov 17, 2020
Envisioning Healthier Communities Through the Eyes of Mothers
There’s no better day than National Rural Health Day to announce PolicyLab’s newest project: “Understanding the Role of Place in…
Nov 12, 2020
Can Flu Vaccine Visits Provide an Opportunity to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates?
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes more than 30,000 cases of cancer in the U.S. each year. Despite the availability of a safe, long-lasting,…
Nov 10, 2020
Safety of Child Care During COVID-19 in 200 Words
Is child care safe right now? This is a question parents have been frequently asking pediatricians during the pandemic. Since shutdowns in…
Nov 05, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Rapid Spread with New Restrictions on the Horizon
As we move past election week, regardless of the conclusion, we urgently need action plans to address accelerating infection rates and compromised…
Nov 03, 2020
Getting Kids Back to School in NYC
After shuttering in March because of COVID-19, students returned to the classroom in New York City’s public schools in mid-September. Getting…
Oct 30, 2020
Improving Emergency Care for Children with Complex Conditions
Only about 1% of children in the U.S. are considered medically complex, but when you work in a busy Children’s Hospital Emergency Department …
Oct 21, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: The Fall Wave is Here, but its Outcome is Not Predetermined
This week, PolicyLab released a long-awaited and important update to our guidance for schools during the pandemic. So much has changed in the eight…
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