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…

Image PolicyLab’s 2025 Year in Review includes exciting research developments, policy wins and connections in the community.   Hear from several of our team members as they put our evidence-to-action model into…

ObjectiveTo explore potential associations between neighborhood-level factors and early organ dysfunction in children who are critically ill. Study designThis retrospective, ecological cohort study assessed the association between neighborhood factors and early organ dysfunction…

Caregivers’ health shapes children’s health. That’s why we lead research on how systems can better help meet caregivers’ and families’ needs.Our unique position within a pediatric health system allows us to collaborate with community partners to bridge health, education, public benefit…

Objective Many young children with isolated skull fractures are referred to child protective services (CPS) despite being assessed to have a low likelihood of abuse. We sought to identify factors associated with CPS referrals in this population and to quantify hospital-level…

Collaborative Opportunities to Advance Community Health (COACH) is a cross-health system partnership organized to collectively meet federal Community Health Needs Assessment implementation planning requirements while addressing community food insecurity. Partners developed a food…

Teacher-delivered Tier 1 (i.e., whole class) and Tier 2 (i.e., targeted) behavioral classroom interventions are effective in improving student academic and behavioral functioning, but often not delivered as recommended. Implementation strategies, especially strategies that are both…

Objective: To assess the association between opioid exposure in the childbirth period and persistent postpartum opioid use and to evaluate whether there are differential associations based on specific medication exposure.Methods: Retrospective cohort study that used 2015-2021…

Importance Young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience challenges transitioning from pediatric to adult care, leading to increased morbidity and mortality.Objective  To evaluate the effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) support or a mobile health…

Hospital-at-home (HaH) seeks to deliver hospital-level services in the home setting for patients with acute illness. For more than 30 years, these programs have been found to be safe and cost-effective for adults, with outcomes comparable to traditional hospital care. HaH care models…