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…

In collaboration with our partners, we’ve been hard at work developing a number of new resources that can help guide experts in safely restarting activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well ensure that children and families…

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…

Here at PolicyLab, we know that high-quality preventive health care for both mothers and their babies is critical to promoting long-term health. However, many new mothers are not getting the critical preventive care they need to stay…

As communities reopen across the U.S., developing strategies to prevent another wave of widespread COVID-19 transmission is essential. Many states are mobilizing contact tracing to mitigate continued spread of the virus, but PolicyLab…

As communities begin to resume normal activities, it’s essential to start considering strategies to safely reopen schools in the U.S.—from preschool, to K-12, to higher education—following their closure for the COVID-19 pandemic. In…

PolicyLab’s Behavioral Health Portfolio is recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month with a new blog post series featuring experts and guest authors writing on the immediate and long-term effects of COVID-19 on child and family…

An interdisciplinary team led by PolicyLab Director David Rubin, MD, MSCE, and PolicyLab researchers Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE, and Jing Huang, PhD, alongside global experts, released new data today that shows…

The COVID-19 pandemic is magnifying troubling inequities in our health care system. This Minority Health Month, PolicyLab is renewing our focus on how policies and programs can improve the health of historically marginalized children…

An interdisciplinary team led by PolicyLab Director David Rubin, MD, MSCE, and PolicyLab researchers Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE, and Jing Huang, PhD, alongside global experts, launched a data visualization of their new model today…