Findings may inform local mask mandate decisions during periods of high community COVID-19 transmission Philadelphia, PA – February 16, 2022 – Counties that introduced a mask mandate early in the pandemic experienced lower COVID-19…

Philadelphia, PA – December 31, 2021 – Throughout the pandemic, PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has carefully followed the emerging science on COVID-19 infection and offered guidance to schools throughout the region…

PolicyLab and the Center for Violence Prevention identify promising, evidence-based policy and public health options to keep youth safe Philadelphia, PA – December 8, 2020 – A new Evidence to Action brief released today by PolicyLab…

Philadelphia, Pa. – October 28, 2020 – Updated COVID-19 case projections and county-level test positivity data released today by PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) suggest that all states, except Hawaii, will see…

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), a joint office between the departments of Education and Human Services, today released a new Family Support Needs Assessment covering needs and…

PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia releases new guidance on in-person schooling during the pandemic Philadelphia, Pa. – October 21, 2020 – New COVID-19 case projections and county-level test positivity data released…

Philadelphia, Pa. – October 14, 2020 – Updated COVID-19 case projections released today by PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) show parts of the Southeast and Southwest will see infection rates rise significantly…

Philadelphia, Pa. – October 7, 2020 – New COVID-19 case projections released today by PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) show the resurgence risk blanketing much of the Midwest, Heartland, and Mountain States over…

Philadelphia, Pa. – September 30, 2020 – Updated COVID-19 case projections and county-level testing positivity rates released today by PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) show transmission risk has rapidly increased…

Philadelphia, Pa. – September 23, 2020 – New COVID-19 case projections released today by PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) show increasing resurgence risk across the Upper Midwest and into the Mountain States over…