view article - Resilience in Recovery 12.06.2019 view article - Resilience in Recovery Health Equity Violence Resilience in Recovery Supportive relationships with parents, caregivers, teachers, and peers are the most robust predictors of resilience in children exposed to violence. Guest Authors John Grych, Kristen Yule
view article - The Pre-K Story 11.25.2019 view article - The Pre-K Story Health Equity Child and Adolescent Health The Pre-K Story If pre-kindergarten improves physical health, that might help explain subsequent gains in school performance and outcomes later in life. Guest Authors Sherry Glied, Kacie Dragan, Kai Hong
view article - Gloria Respress-Churchwell 10.16.2019 view article - Gloria Respress-Churchwell Health Equity Child and Adolescent Health Gloria Respress-Churchwell PHP Fellow Jori Fortson profiles Gloria Respress-Churchwell to discuss her book, Follow Chester!, microaggression, and the art of public health writing. Fellow Jori Fortson
view article - Mental Health, Minority Mothers 10.11.2019 view article - Mental Health, Minority Mothers Sexual & Reproductive Health Maternal Health Mental Health, Minority Mothers Pediatric, African-American patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia tend to grow up with younger mothers than their White counterparts. Guest Authors Jaime Levin, Lori Hoepner
view article - Incarcerations' Costs for Families 10.02.2019 view article - Incarcerations' Costs for Families Health Equity Incarceration Incarcerations' Costs for Families Evidence shows that children who experience a family member’s incarceration are at greater risk of experiencing negative health outcomes. Guest Authors Ashley Provencher, James Conway
view article - Killer Cosmetics 10.01.2019 view article - Killer Cosmetics Environment Environmental Health Killer Cosmetics When the US poison control center receives a new report, oftentimes the person harmed is a child under two years old, and cosmetics are to blame. Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu
view article - Poverty and Pb in Philadelphia 07.31.2019 view article - Poverty and Pb in Philadelphia Environment Environmental Health Poverty and Pb in Philadelphia Philadelphia’s communities with higher poverty rates correspond with higher levels of lead exposure, which can have detrimental health effects for children. Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu
view article - Do Test Scores Really Matter? 06.18.2019 view article - Do Test Scores Really Matter? Health Equity Child and Adolescent Health Do Test Scores Really Matter? Test scores for students have increased in the past two decades in Massachusetts, yet the disparity between racial and socioeconomic groups still persists. Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu
view article - Climate Changes Fetal Hearts 05.09.2019 view article - Climate Changes Fetal Hearts Environment Climate Change Climate Changes Fetal Hearts Warming temperatures have the potential to impact the health of unborn children: heat and high temperatures can also interfere with fetal heart development. Fellow Erin Polka