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Nov 10, 2020
Safety of Child Care During COVID-19 in 200 Words
Is child care safe right now? This is a question parents have been frequently asking pediatricians during the pandemic. Since shutdowns in…
Nov 05, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Rapid Spread with New Restrictions on the Horizon
As we move past election week, regardless of the conclusion, we urgently need action plans to address accelerating infection rates and compromised…
Nov 03, 2020
Getting Kids Back to School in NYC
After shuttering in March because of COVID-19, students returned to the classroom in New York City’s public schools in mid-September. Getting…
Oct 30, 2020
Improving Emergency Care for Children with Complex Conditions
Only about 1% of children in the U.S. are considered medically complex, but when you work in a busy Children’s Hospital Emergency Department …
Oct 21, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: The Fall Wave is Here, but its Outcome is Not Predetermined
This week, PolicyLab released a long-awaited and important update to our guidance for schools during the pandemic. So much has changed in the eight…
Oct 15, 2020
We’re Losing Ground on Children’s Health Insurance Coverage in 200 Words
We’ve recently seen lots of new data and analyses on the state of children’s health insurance coverage in the United States, and the news…
Oct 14, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: A Second Wave to Blanket the Nation
As we venture deeper into October, the calculus continues to evolve for schools. In recent weeks, the focus for most schools was to establish…
Oct 14, 2020
COVID-19 and Systemic Racism Threaten the 2020 Census
Once per decade, the Constitution mandates that every person in the United States be counted, only once, and in the right place. An accurate count is…
Oct 13, 2020
Broadband Internet Access, Telehealth & Child Health: From Differences to Disparities, Part 2
In part one of this blog post, we explored how COVID-19 public health measures have elevated the importance of broadband internet access for…
Oct 08, 2020
How to Support Domestic Violence Survivors During COVID-19
In one quick week in March, schools closed, daycares sent children home and workplaces had to figure out how to get everyone from cubicles to home…
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