PolicyLab wrote a letter responding to Delaware's Department of Health and Social Services' Proposed Public Notice on Postpartum Continuous Eligibility. In this letter, PolicyLab experts offer comments in support of the proposed amendment to the Medicaid State Plan, with a…

Pediatric obesity rates increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined associations of neighborhood greenspace with changes in pediatric obesity during the pandemic. Electronic health record data from a large pediatric primary care network were extracted to create a…

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and PolicyLab’s guidance for school year 2022-23 is intended to help leaders of K-12 schools and early care and education settings build their COVID-19 mitigation plans within the context of variable local health department requirements in…

PolicyLab’s 2019-2022 Strategic Plan outlined its vision and three-year goals under its strategic priorities, which focus on conducting high-impact research, increasing capacity to create meaningful policy change, maintaining strong partnerships with critical stakeholders and…

OBJECTIVE: Examine the epidemiology of subspecialty physical abuse evaluations within CAPNET, a multicenter child abuse pediatrics research network. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of children <10 years old who underwent an evaluation (in-person or remote) by a…

PolicyLab participated in the conceptualization and planning of numerous interviews with youth for the 2022 Southeastern PA Regional Community Health Needs Assessment. We plan to utilize the data within this report to help inform research and programs to address youth-identified health…

Poverty and associated health-related social needs, such as food insecurity and housing instability, can limit children’s access to care and adversely affect child health outcomes. Addressing social needs should, therefore, be a priority for pediatric clinicians and health systems…

Through the federal family planning program, Title X, all minors seeking care at a Title X-funded clinic are legally allowed to access confidential services, including sexually transmitted disease testing, contraception and pregnancy counseling, without a parent or guardian even in…

The reported impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on child maltreatment in the United States have been mixed. Encounter trends for child physical abuse within pediatric emergency departments may provide insights. Thus, this study sought to determine the change in the rate of emergency…

IMPORTANCE: In May 2019, new federal regulations regarding Title X funding were introduced. There has been no formal evaluation of the impact of this regulatory shift as it pertains to minors' access to services. OBJECTIVE: To explore the geography of federally funded…