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COD's Dialogue Over Distance Presents 'Housing Is Health Care'
Originally published on Medscape.
According to a recent study published in the journal "Pediatrics," crowded housing, frequent relocations and homelessness exacerbate children's pre-existing health conditions and the family's overall stress…

Pediatricians: How to Help Families Get the New Child Allowance
Originally published on Medscape.
With the stroke of a pen, President Biden signed into law a provision in the American Rescue Plan that will lift nearly 10 million children above or closer to the poverty line this year.
The expansion…

Ayanna Pressley, Elizabeth Warren to Headline Forum on Antiracism as Health Policy
Originally published on BU Today.
Today’s panel discussion will be moderated by Kimberly Atkins (COM’98, LAW’98), Boston Globe senior opinion writer and member of the paper’s editorial board, and will feature Stephanie Ettinger…

Screening Discordance and Characteristics of Patients With Housing-Related Social Risks
Introduction
Healthcare systems are increasingly interested in identifying patients’ housing-related risks, but minimal information exists to inform screening question selection. The primary study aim is to evaluate discordance among 5…

Children’s HealthWatch Statement on ARPA and Public Charge
Children’s HealthWatch applauds the recent passage of the American Rescue Plan Act and celebrates the withdrawal of federal appeals and subsequent vacatur of the harmful Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2019 public charge rule. Together,…

Investing in low-income households boosts future
Originally published on The Baltimore Sun.

Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough: We Need to Stop Deluding Ourselves About Racism
This past weekend has seen numerous protests, vigils and calls for action in response to the recent attacks on Asian Americans and immigrants, including the tragic killings of eight people, six of them Asian women, in three Atlanta spas.…

Children’s HealthWatch Statement on Recent Attacks on the AAPI Community
Children’s HealthWatch strongly condemns attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders – including the recent tragic killings of eight people, six of them Asian women, in Atlanta. These recent attacks on Asian Americans and immigrants…