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Jul 22, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Dominoes are Falling
Over the last few months, our team has been fortunate to meet with many school system and university leaders as they wade through the emerging, and…
Jul 20, 2020
Music Class Guidance During COVID-19 in 200 Words
As communities gear up for the new school year, families and teachers are nervous about what school will look like during a pandemic. How do we keep…
Jul 16, 2020
Telehealth’s Impact on Teen Care During COVID-19 in 200 Words
As COVID-19 challenges how clinicians care for patients, we, along with our Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Division of Adolescent Medicine…
Jul 15, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Mounting a Response Before It’s Too Late
It is hard not to feel like the decisions we make right now will set the course for whether and how well our country will be able to get back to work…
Jul 08, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Reconsidering a National Strategy
Another week for the PolicyLab forecasts and we find ourselves in a dire situation, with elevated cases in many regions just as we entered the July…
Jul 02, 2020
The Public Charge Rule’s Chilling Effect on Public Benefits Utilization in 200 Words
A new analysis from the Urban Institute highlights the risk of the "public charge" rule to children and families, with…
Jul 01, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: A Pivotal Moment in the U.S. Fight Against Coronavirus
We are at a pivotal moment in our reopenings following the arrival and resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, our team released our…
Jun 29, 2020
Community Benefit Spending in the Time of COVID-19
Community benefit spending by our nation’s nonprofit hospitals has always been a hot-button issue. To qualify for nonprofit status, health care…
Jun 25, 2020
Why Research Needs Cultural Humility to Support Minority Communities
In wake of the recent protests and unrest in cities across the United States, which have drawn increasing attention to ongoing systemic …
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…
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