It’s no secret this year has been challenging for education. State senators talked about how to make things better for Pennsylvania kids for generations to come on Monday. They covered everything from better online learning to getting more help to the neediest families.
COVID isolation is a potential danger for child-abuse victims, according to health experts
For much of 2020, COVID-19 forced many people to remain at home, quarantined and isolated, to keep the disease from spreading. Between late February and mid-March of 2020, hotline tips to ChildLine, Pennsylvania’s 24-hour hotline, fell from 17,693 calls to 9,068, according to data provided by the state Department of Human Services.
New child care tax credits and funding mean help for Lehigh Valley families
A year ago, Sandy Bailey was looking forward to getting some financial relief. The Allentown mother of two young children was ready to see her oldest start first grade in the 2020-2021 school year. It would mean lower child care bills, some welcome money for the single mom. The COVID-19 pandemic not only took that […]
Parents become superheroes in new American Academy of Pediatrics PSA
The American Academy of Pediatrics today released TV public service announcements portraying parents who get their children caught up on their vaccines as animated superheroes, the latest installment in the AAP’s Call Your Pediatrician campaign urging childhood immunizations.
Pennsylvania should extend Medicaid postpartum coverage [commentary]
The United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates of any developed country in the world. While this data point is surprising to many, there is now an opportunity for both the nation and Pennsylvania to improve, should our state’s Department of Human Services opt to do so.
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"There's an increasing number of kids going without health insurance or have lost health insurance over the past year," said Becky Ludwick, Vice President of Public Policy at Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children via @PNS_News @PrettyBlue73
There’s a lot to do to get kids ready for school. Check health insurance off your list today! #Medicaid & #CHIP enrollment is open year-round. Learn more at https://www.compass.dhs.pa.gov/home/#/ #B2Skidscovered
It's back to school time. Do you know what that means? Our PPC #summerreadinglist is coming to an end. Don't worry; we have plenty of reports and fact sheets coming soon to help you through the school year. Here's your last reading assignment. https://ow.ly/KjAk50SZlPm
There’s a lot to do to get kids ready for school. Cross health insurance off your back-to-school checklist today! #Medicaid & #CHIP are open for enrollment 365 days of the year. No family makes too much money to qualify for CHIP. https://www.compass.dhs.pa.gov/home/#/ #B2Skidscovered