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Jun 24, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Ringing the Alarm Bell for Epicenters, Waving the Caution Flag for Hotspots
It’s fair to say that as we enter summer, we now have conclusive evidence that hot weather will not be able to contain the spread of…
Jun 17, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: America Hangs in the Balance, but Early Evidence of Behavior Shifts
The tension between reopening and resurgence of COVID-19 is playing out again this week in PolicyLab’s modeling update. The most concerning…
Jun 16, 2020
Adolescent Chronic Pain: Lessons Learned from COVID-19
As a pediatric rheumatologist who specializes in treating children and teens with chronic non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain, I was anticipating a…
Jun 11, 2020
Streamlining Preventive Care for Moms and Babies in First Year of Life
High-quality preventive health care for both mom and baby is critical to promoting long-term health and should begin at birth. Recommended pediatric…
Jun 10, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: The Memorial Day Effect Comes into View
We are in the midst of the most important weeks of our COVID-Lab forecasts, at least as they pertain to the outlook for summer. More than two…
Jun 08, 2020
Supporting Families of Children with Special Educational Needs Amid COVID-19
Last month, we recognized Mental Health Awareness Month through a blog post series that brought much-needed attention to just some of the…
Jun 05, 2020
Spiking Rates of Gun Purchases During COVID-19 Pandemic Put Youth at Risk
Since the beginning of March, there has been an increase of 43% in the number of children killed unintentionally by firearms. Staggering…
Jun 04, 2020
Community Resource Connects: Linking Families to Social Services During the Coronavirus Pandemic
COVID-19 has hit families and communities not just with a medical crisis, but a social crisis as well. As we all sheltered in place, many…
Jun 03, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Hope for a (Relatively) Normal Summer
Our forecast models this week for COVID-19 transmission across 389 counties in the United States come at a time of upheaval and heartbreak…
May 28, 2020
What COVID-19 Reveals about the Value of Telemedicine for Children’s Mental Health
On a sunny morning in May, I sat at my kitchen table, coffee in hand, waiting for my Epic app to connect. Suddenly, I saw the bright smile of my…
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Finding a New Equilibrium as We Flatten the Curve
As we analyze the second of our weekly updates to the PolicyLab COVID-Lab model, we can see that community norms and distancing behaviors are…
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