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Early Childhood Advocacy with DC Council

April 29, 2025/in Community Engagement, Policy/by Elizabeth (Libby) Ireson, MD and Megan Prior, MD, FAAP

April 29, 2025

On April 22nd, we joined the Under 3 DC Coalition to advocate for early childhood funding in the…

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Read Well, Live Well: Empowering Health through Literacy

April 23, 2025/in Community Engagement, Education/by Julia DeAngelo, MPH, Courtney Dennis, BS and Eiman Abdulrahman, MD

April 23, 2025

There is a strong, positive relationship between childhood literacy and health…

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Pathways to Advocacy: How the PEAK Pathway Shapes Careers in Pediatric Policy

April 17, 2025/in Education, Policy/by Elizabeth “Betsy” Pettit, MD and Shaynel Philpotts

April 17, 2025

Advocacy and policy skills are essential in enabling…

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Unemployment in Washington, D.C.: Geography at Play

April 2, 2025/in Data & Research/by Chaya Merrill, DrPH and Gina Dwyer, MPH

April 2, 2025

Washington, D.C., often seen as a symbol of power and progress, harbors a much less visible truth…

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