PolicyLab responded to a request for comment from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the Proposed Data Collection: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS).Contributing PolicyLab experts emphasized their support for the three-year extension of PRAMS,…

BackgroundSince 2019, firearm violence has remained the leading cause of death for US children and adolescents aged 1-19 years. This crisis has spurred action from policymakers, health professionals, and advocates. However, political polarization has contributed to divergent views on…

ObjectiveTo quantify associations of the community-level material deprivation index (CMDI) with asthma diagnosis by age 5 years among preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of preterm infants with BPD, born between 2010…

OBJECTIVEThis study aimed to develop consensus on a comprehensive and abridged list of recommendations for conducting antiracist research across all stages of a pediatric research project. Antiracist research aims to ensure that the construct of race is correctly interpreted and that…

Health systems are built to respond reactively to health concerns, but improving health - while reducing health disparities - requires creative thinking and proactive planning at multiple levels within and beyond the walls of the health care system.In our Population Health Sciences…

IntroductionK-12 schools are not only educational settings but also hubs of social interaction, making them potential drivers of disease transmission within households and communities. While many existing studies have assessed school masking in relation to in-school transmission, the…

Objective: To examine changes in children's Medicaid and CHIP enrollment during the Families First Coronavirus Response Act unwinding and assess whether CHIP enrollment offsets Medicaid declines.Study setting and design: We used linear probability models with monthly indicators to…

Objective: To examine changes in children's Medicaid and CHIP enrollment during the Families First Coronavirus Response Act unwinding and assess whether CHIP enrollment offsets Medicaid declines.Study setting and design: We used linear probability models with monthly indicators to…

PolicyLab responded to a request for comment from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Rescind 2022 Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Regulations.In their response, contributing PolicyLab experts cautioned that rescinding these…

Image PolicyLab’s 2025 Year in Review includes exciting research developments, policy wins and connections in the community.   Hear from several of our team members as they put our evidence-to-action model into…