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In Their Own Words

America’s Kids Can’t Outrun a Broken Food System

Guidelines Matter, but Lasting Health Requires Investment in Better Food, More Activity, and More Targeted Tools From Medicaid and SNAP

By:
  • George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
  • and Deniz Cataltepe, MD
January 21, 2026

News

Population Health

LDI Research Helped Shape Pennsylvania’s New Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit

Pa.’s New Bipartisan Tax Credit is Designed to be Simple and Refundable – Reflecting Core Points From Penn LDI Researchers Who Briefed State Leaders

By:
  • Joanna Kim, MPH
January 8, 2026

Blog Post

Health Equity

Is There a Role for Pediatricians in “The Talk”?

A Penn LDI Study Provides Insights on the Challenges and Opportunities of Addressing Police Encounters With Their Patients

By:
  • Miles Meline, MBE
April 1, 2025

Policy

Population Health

Elevated Lead Levels in PA School Buildings

Testimony: Delivered to the Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee

By:
  • George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
February 20, 2025

In Their Own Words

Population Health

Tax Prep Program Teaches Tax Literacy to Low-Income Individuals

This CHOP Group Aims to Improve Child Health by Doing Parents’ Tax Returns

By:
  • Fionnúir Ní Chochlain, George Dalembert, MD, MSHP, and Kate Morrow, MSS, LSW
February 5, 2025

In Their Own Words

Population Health

How the New Administration Could Help Families and Young Children

An LDI Fellow and His Team Create a Nonpartisan Wish List

By:
  • George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
  • and Madeline DeMarco, MPP
January 30, 2025

In Their Own Words

Population Health

How A Nonprofit’s Closure Could Harm Children’s Health and Threaten Many Families’ Finances

The Sudden Shutdown of Benefits Data Trust Is a Wakeup Call For Philly and Beyond, LDI Experts Write

By:
  • Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP
  • George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
  • and Madeline DeMarco, MPP
August 30, 2024
Penn LDI Insights on Policy Graphic

Policy

Population Health

Health Impacts of Tax Incentives for Low-Income Families

Briefing: Presented to Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Governor Shapiro’s Office

By:
  • Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH
  • Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP
  • George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
July 4, 2024

News

Nursing Advances That Aren’t and Other Trends in Health Care Innovation

Penn LDI Seminar Eyes Latest Changes in Care Delivery

By:
  • Hoag Levins
May 29, 2024

Blog Post

Health Equity

Using an Anti-Racist Approach To Address Patient Social Needs

LDI Researchers Develop A New Framework To Guide Health Systems

By:
  • Kaday Kamara, MPH
March 27, 2024

In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

Why the Child Tax Credit is Really About Improving Poor Children’s Health, a Pediatrician Says  

Better Health Comes With Greater Wealth

By:
  • George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
  • and Madeline DeMarco, MPP
March 25, 2024

In The Media Philadelphia Inquirer

Pa. Has a Chance To Help Working Families. We Should Take It.

Authors

Featured Fellows:
  • Stacey Kallem, MD, MSHP
  • George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
October 27, 2023

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