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Mar 04, 2021
Are Refugee Essential Workers at a Higher Risk of Contracting COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to reflect on our vulnerability, and it has thrown inequity among marginalized groups into sharp focus. Essential…
Mar 03, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Continued Vigilance is Needed as Spring Approaches
This week’s updates to our COVID-Lab forecasting model reveal some paradoxical findings in the numbers: First, the notes of concern:…
Mar 02, 2021
The Power of Storytelling for Families Navigating a Pandemic
In medicine, it’s often called doorknob syndrome—a family’s deepest questions come out as the visit wraps, the doctor’s hand…
Feb 26, 2021
Growing Rates of Eating Disorders Among Teens—Another COVID-19 Concern?
In spring 2020, researchers and clinicians expressed concerns for the mental health of youth as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Among…
Feb 24, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Returning to Normal, It’s Closer Than You Think
The weekly update from our COVID-Lab forecasting model continues to show signs of optimism for brighter days ahead. Overall, we see…
Feb 23, 2021
Momentum Builds for Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
Ensuring that new mothers have access to health insurance is an investment that can create a more equitable health care system and improve health…
Feb 17, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Spring Planning for In-person Schooling Can Continue
Once again, in the weekly update to our COVID-Lab forecasting model, we see continued declines in COVID-19 hospitalizations and case incidence…
Feb 10, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: Regaining Our Footing with Continued Optimism
This week, our COVID-Lab forecasting model continues to show reassuring trends of declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations throughout…
Feb 03, 2021
COVID-19 Outlook: A Time to Follow the Data and Avoid Speculation
For the last few weeks, the epidemiological data have been telling a story of optimism—we are succeeding in slowing the spread of COVID-19, and…
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…
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