Philadelphia, PA – The Department of Human Services (DHS) and PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announced several new initiatives that will further reduce the use of psychotropic medication among…

Researchers have found that children in low-income families experience greater access to preventive medical and dental care under Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) than children covered by private insurance…

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Children under age two may be at heightened risk for abuse and neglect during the six months immediately following a parent's return from deployment in the U.S. Army, and the risk…

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For refugee children newly arrived in the U.S., hepatitis B, tuberculosis, parasitic worms, high blood lead levels and anemia are among the top public health concerns covered by…

Philadelphia, PA – Today, the Department of Human Services (DHS), in partnership with PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), released new data on psychotropic medication use among Medicaid-enrolled Pennsylvania…

Philadelphia - Mayor Michael A. Nutter received a report which showed that graduation rates are increasing and dropout rates are decreasing overall among Philadelphia high school students, updating a 2006 study of the city’s dropout…

April 10th is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. "Far too many youth are not receiving appropriate comprehensive sex education, getting regularly tested for HIV, or receiving the support and resources they need,” said Dr. Nadia…

Philadelphia - Today in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) PolicyLab published the largest study to date documenting the significant risks to children’s health associated with…

PRNewswire — The bipartisan children's advocacy organization First Focus and PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia released a new analysis today showing that, five years after its technical end, the recession of the mid…

Newswise — An article published in the Health Affairs December issue is the first ever comprehensive analysis to investigate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Essential Health Benefit (EHB) as it relates to children. The study found that…