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Feb 11, 2020
Improving Health Care One Community at a Time
Editor’s note: This is part of our social determinants of health blog post series, which features content from…
Feb 04, 2020
How Immigrant Status is a Determinant of Health for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Editor’s note: This is part of our social determinants of health blog post series, which features content from…
Jan 28, 2020
New Vaping and Tobacco Laws…and What’s Next in 200 Words
Research shows the vast majority of adult smokers started smoking before turning 21, and most actually started before age 18. So it came as no…
Jan 16, 2020
Sexual Assault, Behavioral Health & Emergency Medicine: 3 Perspectives on New Research
Nearly 2 million adolescents in the United States have been sexually abused, and each year thousands of children and adolescents …
Jan 09, 2020
Addressing the Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in 200 Words
In December, I had the privilege of joining the Congressional Black Caucus Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Healthin…
Dec 23, 2019
The Impact of Food Insecurity in Early Childhood in 200 Words
Nearly 13 million children across the United States—and more than 1 in 5 children in Philadelphia alone—experience…
Dec 05, 2019
How to Better Disseminate Evidence on Behavioral Health Policies to State Legislators
Did you know that only about 20% of children with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders receive care from a specialized mental health care…
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