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Looking Back at Community Health Improvement Week

September 5, 2025/in Community Engagement, Education, Policy/by Mallory Bove, MPH, CHES

September 5, 2025

At Children’s National Hospital, Community Health Improvement Week (CHIW) 2025…

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Jobs, Neighborhoods, and Kids’ Health (Atlantis Fellowship)

July 30, 2025/in Community Engagement, Policy/by Atlantis Fellows, 2025

July 30, 2025

In the waiting room of the Children’s National Hospital ER, a young boy wheezes…

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It’s Time to Focus on School Attendance in the Fall

July 21, 2025/in Community Engagement, Education, Policy/by Julia DeAngelo, MPH, Jessica Weisz, MD and Danielle G. Dooley, MD, MPhil, FAAP

July 21, 2025

As the current school year ends, it is not too early for pediatric healthcare providers…

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A Public Health Approach to Address Chronic Absenteeism

July 14, 2025/in Education, Policy/by Julia DeAngelo, MPH, Jessica Weisz, MD and Danielle G. Dooley, MD, MPhil, FAAP

July 1, 2025

All in for Attendance: All in for Attendance Collective: a full day symposium held on June 10…

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Bringing Pediatric Care to the Capitol: A Month of Advocacy and Impact

July 7, 2025/in Community Engagement, Education, Policy/by Abigail Prutchi, BS

July 7, 2025

This June, Children’s National’s Government…

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Reflections from a CHAI Graduate Intern

June 25, 2025/in Community Engagement, Education, Policy/by Katherine Chen

June 25, 2025

My journey with CHAI began as a practicum student in June 2024, just a few weeks after completing my…

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Understanding Childhood Obesity: Myths, Realities, and the Need for Treatment

June 11, 2025/in Education, Policy/by Susma Vaidya, MD, MPH and Mark Kovler, MD

June 12, 2025

On May 13th, our team met with congressional staffers…

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Get Ready for Community Health Improvement Week 2025!

June 4, 2025/in Community Engagement, Data & Research, Education, Policy/by Melissa Baiyewu, MHA, CHES, Mallory Bove, MPH, CHES and Desiree de la Torre, MPH, MBA

June 3, 2025

Mark your calendars and get excited because Community Health…

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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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Food for Thought, Literally

May 5, 2025/in Policy/by Elizabeth “Betsy” Pettit, MD

May 5, 2025

Many, if not all, pediatricians and educators would agree that a nutritious diet beginning at an early age is a key…

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