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A Pilot Program to Promote Every Day Health Literacy Tools
/in Community Engagement, Education/by Sasha Smith, MPHMay 3, 2023
Health begins with understanding. Health literacy, is defined as the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use…
DC Medicaid Renewal & New Medicaid Managed Care Organization
/in Policy/by Elyssa Clauson, MPHMay 1, 2023
The Children’s National Community Mental Health CORE policy team has created informational flyers to provide…
The Landscape: Monthly Government Affairs Post
/in Policy/by K. Carter Batey, BAApril 26, 2023
Welcome to The Landscape, a monthly newsletter that seeks to separate the signal from the noise and give you valuable insight into the inner workings of…
School Absenteeism from the High Schooler’s Perspective
/in Community Engagement/by Rosy Chacón, BS and Bianca Constant, LSWApril 19, 2023
School absenteeism has been a major concern for parents, caregivers, teachers, administrators, and health care providers…
Prior Authorizations Lead to Extended Hospitalizations for DC Children
/in Policy/by Nicole Du, MDApril 12, 2023
Seven-year-old Megan* was ready to go home. She had been hospitalized with a bone infection for over a week, requiring…
Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month with the DC Autism Collaborative
/in Community Engagement/by Sheina Godovich, Ph.D, Leandra Godoy, PhD and Serene Habayeb, PhDApril 5, 2023
What does autism acceptance mean to you? April is Autism Acceptance Month and a great time to think about this question…
Update on Our Census Work
/in Community Engagement, Data & Research, Education, Policy/by Gina Dwyer, MPHMarch 29, 2023
In 2019, in preparation for the 2020 decennial Census, CHAI became aware of a very important and alarming issue—that young children ages 0-4 were at risk of being…
Food Pharmacy App Wins at HackTJ!
/in Community Engagement/by Kimberly Boucher, MSHS, BSN, RN and Chaya Merrill, DrPHMarch 22, 2023
Our participation in HackTJ was a big success! A few weeks ago we shared with you via a blog post that Children’s National was a sponsor of HackTJ a student-run hackathon…
Building Trust in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
/in Community Engagement/by Darcel Jackson, CPXP, LSSGB and Desiree de la Torre, MPH, MBAMarch 15, 2023
Children’s National Hospital has advanced diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in pediatric medicine for more than two decades. In 2020, this work…
Advancing Tools that Support Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
/in Policy/by Elyssa Clauson, MPHMarch 8, 2023
Addressing mental health needs in young children is essential to sustaining positive social and emotional…