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Advancing School-Friendly Health Systems

June 17, 2025/in Community Engagement, Education/by Julia DeAngelo, MPH, Courtney Dennis, BS and Desiree de la Torre, MPH, MBA

June 18, 2025

Imagine a world where every child thrives, both in school and in health. Since 2019…

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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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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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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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