PolicyLab announces our first Evidence to Action brief. Evidence to Action briefs highlight our research areas in the context of local and national policy issues to advance child health and well-being.

PolicyLab's Fall 2009 Evidence to Action brief, Securing Child Safety, Well-Being, and Permanency Through Placement Stability in Foster Care, presents Year 1 findings from the Children's Stability and Well-Being Study (CSAW). CSAW is a longitudinal evaluation of 450 children in the Philadelphia child welfare system. This brief examines the issue of placement stability and identifies areas for federal and state policy interventions to improve outcomes for children in child welfare and their families.

Editorial: Socioeconomic Status & Child Well-Being

"Universal access will not by itself translate into universal health."

In this article, Poorer Health: The Persistent and Protean Connections Between Poverty, Social Inequality, and Child Well-Being, PolicyLab researchers examine the mechanisms by which low socioeconomic status impairs child health in order to inform policy efforts aimed at improving the well-being and outcomes of children.

Pursuing Optimal Child Health and Well-being.

Presentations & Events

PolicyLab Featured in Annual Report

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute's 2009 Research Annual Report highlights PolicyLab as the newest Center of Emphasis at Children's Hospital.

Additionally, the report features the Department of Medical Ethics' work developing research-supported guidance for ethical decisions under the leadership of PolicyLab's Chris Feudtner.

APHA Learning Institute

At November 2009's American Public Health Association conference, PolicyLab facilitated a Learning Institute, Achieving Evidence-Based Health Policy: Using Mixed Methods to Ensure Policy Impact. This course examined research methods that maximize scientific rigor and policy impact.