Promoting Access to High-quality Early Care and Education (ECE) for Children With Developmental and Behavioral Concerns

Image For children with developmental and behavioral concerns, access to high-quality early care and education (ECE) provides a critical foundation for reaching their full potential, in school and…

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Meeting Adolescents’ Mental Health Needs Through 988 and Crisis Support

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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Can Family Navigation Improve Access to Early Intervention Services?

Early Intervention (EI) services can improve developmental outcomes for young children with developmental delays or disabilities, but many families face barriers to accessing the support they…

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I’m a Philly neonatologist. Every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they’ll breathe at home | Expert Opinion

Some infants may face a double exposure to air pollution: first before birth, then again after discharge.

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I’m a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they’ll breathe at home

Even small increases in air pollution can increase the risk of serious respiratory illnesses for preterm infants and their risk of having asthma as they get older.

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Family Navigation to Reduce Disparities in Early Intervention: An RCT

Early Intervention (EI) services can improve developmental outcomes for young children with developmental delays or disabilities, but many families face barriers to accessing these services.…

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Cash Transfers And Child Health In The US: What Is Known And What Questions Remain | Health Affairs Brief

Recent evidence on cash transfers and child health is mixed, suggesting that cash transfers may be a necessary but insufficient child health intervention. Improving population-level infant and child h...

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Improving Access to Vision Care for Youth in Foster Care: Insights from Policy Interest-holders

Vision care is easy to overlook but it has lasting impacts. Clear vision supports all aspects of a child’s well-being, including learning, development, confidence and social interactions. When vision…

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Why Children in Immigrant Families Are at Risk of Losing Access to Health Care—and What We Can Do About It

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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Childhood Immunization and Language Access: Lessons From Across the U.S.

How can public health programs build trust and improve access to childhood vaccinations for families who prefer a language other than English? In this video, researchers and clinicians share lessons…

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Meeting Adolescents’ Mental Health Needs Through 988 and Crisis Support

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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H.R. 1 Complicates Coverage Transitions for Youth With Special Health Care Needs

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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How Public Housing Restrictions Targeted at Immigrant Families Put Children at Risk

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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Why Children in Immigrant Families Are at Risk of Losing Access to Health Care—and What We Can Do About It

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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Childhood Immunization and Language Access: Lessons From Across the U.S.

How can public health programs build trust and improve access to childhood vaccinations for families who prefer a language other than English? In this video, researchers and clinicians share lessons…

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How Public Housing Restrictions Targeted at Immigrant Families Put Children at Risk

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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Why Children in Immigrant Families Are at Risk of Losing Access to Health Care—and What We Can Do About It

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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Why Children in Immigrant Families Are at Risk of Losing Access to Health Care—and What We Can Do About It

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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School Infrastructure and Its Impact on Childhood Asthma

Image School should be a place for children with asthma to learn, socialize, and play freely, without fear of triggers, just like their peers. However, a history of underinvestment in school…

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Immigrant Health in 2026: Where We Are, What We're Watching

In this moment, children in immigrant families are facing specific challenges from policy changes that include loss of eligibility or fear of accessing  public programs - including those critical for…

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Association of Stress and Neighborhood Social Context With Actigraphy-Measured and Self-Reported Adolescent Sleep Outcomes

Chronic stress and unfavorable neighborhood environments may increase adolescents' risk for poor sleep. Few studies have examined whether neighborhood…

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H.R. 1 Complicates Coverage Transitions for Youth With Special Health Care Needs

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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H.R. 1 Complicates Coverage Transitions for Youth With Special Health Care Needs

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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H.R. 1 Complicates Coverage Transitions for Youth With Special Health Care Needs

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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Navigating fetal conditions through a Reproductive Justice lens: lessons from composite cases in the United States - Reproductive Health

Reproductive Health - Every day, pregnant people get the news that the futures they imagined for their families are at risk due to a fetal condition. It may be something relatively minor, like a...

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Amid Mental Health Workforce Shortages, How Can We Creatively Expand Who Can Deliver Care?

Editor's Note: This post is part of our Blind Spots series, exploring how current and potential future policy changes will affect children, families, and communities, and what can be done to mitigate…

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