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Feb 01, 2021
How to Use the PA Family Support Needs Assessment to Help Your Community
In October, PolicyLab released the Pennsylvania 2020 Family Support Needs Assessment (FSNA). This statewide community health needs…
Jan 28, 2021
Q&A: How the Banking Industry is Fighting Human Trafficking
Trafficking in persons, also known as modern days slavery or human trafficking, includes both forced labor and sex trafficking. It deprives millions…
Jan 27, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Preparing for Spring
Here are the overall findings from this week’s update to our COVID-Lab forecasting model: For the second week in a row, nearly all states…
Jan 26, 2021
Hiding in Plain Sight: Myths About Sex Trafficking & How Providers Can Make an Impact
In what was otherwise a routine shift for Clara, a nurse in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s emergency department, her attention to…
Jan 25, 2021
What Can We Learn from Black & Brown Developing Nations’ Responses to COVID-19?
The reach of the COVID-19 pandemic is global. Countries all across the world are battling the virus to varying degrees. Yet, mostly, all eyes have…
Jan 21, 2021
When the Scales are Skewed: The Struggle for Equality in Child Weight Outcomes
As a pediatric obesity specialist, I work with families with children who are gaining weight too quickly. These children and adolescents often have…
Jan 20, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Looking Ahead as a New Administration Takes the Helm
Similar to last week, this week’s update to our COVID-Lab forecasting models reveals much of the country to be in a transition…
Jan 13, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: At the Height of the Pandemic, A Race Against Time
Below are the major findings from this week’s update to our COVID-Lab forecasting models: Reproduction numbers (which are a measure of…
Jan 11, 2021
Welcome 2021—Announcing PolicyLab’s Newest Awarded Pilot Grant Projects
Our pilot grant program, which we run in collaboration with Clinical Futures, supports Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP…
Jan 06, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Returning from the Holidays Beset with New Challenges, and New Solutions
We began to see early evidence last week that travel and gatherings during the holiday season translated into increased transmission, as…
Dec 31, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Remaining Cautious About the Data Around the Holidays
As we reviewed this week’s update to our COVID-Lab forecasting model, we were mindful of the wide fluctuation in testing and significant…
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