While COVID-19 has placed many youth sports seasons on hold, the absence of team play is affecting more than just team records.    Sports provide youth with opportunities for growth and development on and off the field such as training for a goal, learning to be a good teammate, ...

IMPORTANCE: Local variation in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) across the United States has not been well studied. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of county-level factors with variation in the SARS-CoV-2 reproduction number ove...

On January 20, 2020, authorities reported the first US case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Snohomish County, Washington. By March 11, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, and on March 13, the US declared a national emergency. On March 18, the America...

Families have been faced with important decisions about child care during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to allowing caregivers to participate in the workforce, child care is valuable for children’s social and emotional development. Therefore, caregivers considering child care ...

With child care settings beginning phased reopening in Pennsylvania, we prepared this checklist of questions to help guide parents, guardians and families in these conversations.   The questions presented in this document are generated by experts in pediatric primary care, infect...

Despite efforts to reduce the age of diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ameliorate disparities in the identification of children with ASD from diverse backgrounds, we have only recently begun to move the needle. We acknowledge the formidable task pediatricians face in...

With schools closed and families social distancing, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the lives of children across the country. For youth with disabilities and special health care needs and their caregivers, the challenges brought about by the pandemic have been even ...

In an effort to share knowledge and experience for future pandemic planning efforts, PolicyLab and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Division of Emergency Medicine compiled a summary of CHOP’s emergency department (ED) initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic as the virus spre...

While youth seem to be at relatively limited physical health risk from COVID-19, the broad societal impacts of this pandemic, and the isolation caused by its associated shelter-in-place activities, have created a crisis for child and adolescent mental health. This crisis adds to an...

With child care settings beginning phased reopening in Pennsylvania, we prepared this frequently asked questions document to support center operators and other related professionals in their planning. The challenge child care providers face is how to carry out the main principles o...