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Explainer: Paid and Unpaid Leave Policies in the United …

WebSince 1993, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has guaranteed eligible workers up to 12 weeks away from their jobs to care for a seriously ill or injured …

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Strengthening the Health Care Workforce

WebCOVID-19 is stretching our health care system in ways that require creative workforce solutions. The recommendations above represent a series of actions that …

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How Stress Shapes Maternal Health

WebOn the mental health side, chronic stress has been linked to clinical anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders. It’s connected to the cardiovascular …

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New Legislation Aims to Make Life Easier for Pre-and …

WebNew Legislation Aims to Make Life Easier for Pre-and Postpartum Moms. “Too many women die, period, but definitely too many Black women,” Rep. Robin Kelly tells me as we sit in …

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The Telehealth Transformation: An Opportunity to …

WebProlonged periods of isolation and virtual learning have made it more difficult to identify warning signs in students to ensure that they are getting the mental health …

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The Biden Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger …

WebSept. 27, 2022. The Biden Administration’s newly announced National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health provides a comprehensive set of actions that could meaningfully …

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Productivity Measurement in the United States Health System

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The Interaction of Biology and Environment

WebHuman development is a continuous, dynamic interplay between biology and environment. There are critical periods where the developing brain is especially responsive to early …

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Time Outside All Year Long: A Nature-Based Health Equity …

WebDaily access to the outdoors is a human right that has compounding benefits. Especially for young children, the long-term physical, social-emotional, and cognitive benefits of daily …

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Health, Work, and Care in Rural America

WebNew America. 740 15th Street NW, Suite 900. Washington, DC 20005. People in the rural U.S. have a unique need for paid leave—access to paid leave is low, care needs are …

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Susan Blumenthal

WebSusan Blumenthal. Senior Fellow in Health Policy. Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A. (ret,) is a senior fellow with the Health Policy Program and directs the Health …

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The Growing Mental Health Crisis in Community Colleges

WebBy. Chris Geary. May 3, 2022. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, college students had significant, unmet mental health needs. In 2019, 87 percent of college students felt …

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Misogynoir and Digital Resistance: Q&A With Dr. Moya Bailey

WebHer newest book — Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women’s Digital Resistance — looks at how Black women are responding to anti-Black misogyny in American media and social …

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Growing Solutions to Food Insecurity on College Campuses

WebThe pandemic has disproportionately worsened the disparities in access that low-income, racially minoritized, and other marginalized individuals regularly face in health care, …

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Lifting the Barriers to Paid Family and Medical Leave for Men in …

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The Lloyd Austin Incident Sheds Harsh Light on Biden’s Team

WebIn the midst of an international crisis involving the US military, the top civilian leader of the Pentagon was hospitalized for days without the commander in chief …

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FAMILY Act of 2023 Explainer

WebLongtime paid leave champions Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) plan to introduce a new version of their Family …

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Well-Being is Key to a Strong Early Intervention and Early …

WebApril 19, 2024. Providing early intervention and early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) services to young children with disabilities and their families is important to child and …

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Family Thriving: How Social Policy Can Promote Greater Connection

WebSupport networks influence family thriving and play an important role in raising young children. Social ties, community connectedness, and feelings of belonging …

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A For-Profit Nursing College Is Trying To Take Root In Wisconsin.

WebA 2019 study published in the Journal of Nursing Regulation examined about 10 years of federal data, finding that for-profit nursing programs swelled by five fold, and …

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Growing Up with Undocumented Parents: The Challenges Children …

WebFeb. 1, 2016. The percentage of children in the U.S. with immigrant parents is rising. These children account for around a quarter of all children under age 8. Around 30 percent of …

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