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Teen Parenthood “Context Experts” Guide Research and Policy

May 12, 2025/in Community Engagement, Data & Research, Education, Policy/by Haley Bliss, MD, ScM

May 12, 2025

The DC Network for Expectant and Parenting Teens (DCNEXT!) was a…

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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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Sounding the Alarm on the State of Education

March 31, 2025/in Education, Policy/by Julia DeAngelo, MPH and Courtney Dennis, BS

March 31, 2025

Earlier this month, we attended the State of D.C. Schools 2023-2024 report release event that shared…

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Measles Resurgence: Vaccination is Key to Protecting Our Children and Public Health

March 18, 2025/in Community Engagement, Data & Research, Education, Policy/by Chaya Merrill, DrPH

March 18, 2025

Measles is not just a childhood inconvenience…

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Supporting Caregivers with Trauma Histories

February 19, 2025/in Education/by Ameena Ahmed, PsyD and Ankita Khandai, MD

February 19, 2025

As pediatricians, our primary focus is often on the health and well-being of the children in our care. But to…

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Reflections on the Seeding Disruption Fellowship

February 12, 2025/in Education/by Julia DeAngelo, MPH and Jessica Weisz, MD

February 12, 2025

Imagine living in a community where all children, no matter which neighborhood they live in…

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Empowering Future Health Advocates

February 5, 2025/in Community Engagement, Education/by Courtney Dennis, BS, Desiree de la Torre, MPH, MBA and Julia DeAngelo, MPH

February 5, 2025

On Monday, January 13, 2025, members of the Community Affairs team at Children’s National had the incredible…

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Kicking Off our Advocacy in 2025

January 15, 2025/in Community Engagement, Education/by Elizabeth Davis, MHA

January 15, 2025

As we enter 2025, we are not only marking the start of a new year, but also the beginning of a new Council Period…

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Advancing Career Opportunities for High School Students

December 11, 2024/in Community Engagement, Education/by Julia DeAngelo, MPH and Courtney Dennis, BS

December 11, 2024

Children’s National Hospital and Children’s National Rehabilitation and Specialized Care…

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