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…

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…

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…

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…