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Nov 17, 2022
Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care is an Adolescent Health Issue
Nearly six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we are seeing the profound effects on adolescent health. With states now…
Nov 16, 2022
Child Tax Credits Could Help Fight Hunger in the United States
The White House recently announced an ambitious plan to end hunger in the U.S. by 2030. Among many important policy commitments, the Biden…
Nov 09, 2022
Supporting Caregivers Impacted by Substance Use Disorders: A Conversation with Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance
As we recognize National Family Caregivers Month, we turn our attention to the millions of parents, caregivers and households in the United States…
Nov 04, 2022
Debuting Our Rural Pennsylvania: An Interactive Atlas of the Places That Influence Maternal & Child Health
During this year’s National Rural Health Week, I’m so excited to debut Our Rural Pennsylvania, an online interactive atlas created by mothers and…
Oct 31, 2022
In a Post-Roe World, Access to Contraception is Critical for Adolescents
Adolescents in 2022 are faced with an ever-increasing number of challenges. In addition to coming of age during the COVID-19 pandemic and facing a…
Oct 26, 2022
COVID-19 Outlook: Optimizing Pediatric Vaccination for COVID-19 & Influenza as Winter Approaches
Most children across the United States have returned to schools and early childhood education centers over the last few months. Their return followed…
Oct 24, 2022
Immigration Policy Remains a Key Issue for Children’s Health
One in four children in the United States have at least one immigrant parent and 1 in 33 are foreign-born themselves. Immigration policy remains a…
Oct 05, 2022
Expert Q&A: Evaluating New Tools to Address Youth Suicide in Primary Care
This year as we reflect on World Mental Health Day, partners across Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the University of Pittsburgh…
Sep 21, 2022
Addressing Risk Factors to Improve Infant Mortality Rates in 200 Words
Infant mortality, or the death of a baby before their first birthday, is viewed by health care providers and policymakers as a reflection of overall…
Sep 08, 2022
What We Can Learn About Youth Health in Philadelphia’s Health of the City Report 2021 in 200 Words
Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health recently published its Health of the City Report 2021, which takes a deep dive into the health…
Aug 31, 2022
Reflecting on Our Research to Inform School-based Depression Screening
In 2020, depression affected an estimated 17% of U.S. teens. Depression in teens often goes unnoticed and more than half of depressed teens do not…
Aug 25, 2022
Talking to Teens About Healthy Relationships: Normalizing the Conversation in Schools
Youth are eagerly going back to school around the country in hopes of a safe and fun year. Yet, teen dating violence, or TDV, is a reality that many…
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