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Children’s Dental Health Month – Practices Taking Precautions during Pandemic So You Won’t Postpone Your Child’s Dental Care

by guest contributor Rosie Kickish, DMD, Inspiration Dental in Riverview, FL Everyday life looks different lately. We shop for groceries online and curbside, refrain from visiting loved ones for birthdays and holidays, and we wonder how safe it is to…

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Will a COVID-19 Vaccine Bring Family Life “Back to Normal?”

COVID-19 blog series By Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research; Alexis Herschkowitsch, Innovation Associate; Rachel Perkins, Policy Research Intern With recent news from drug companies about early success in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials, the world is buzzing with what this…

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September 2020 eNews

October 1, 2020
Lisa Maronie
Education, Events, Health Care, Newsletter
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Publications on Children’s Wellbeing ICS Releases Report on COVID-19’s Impact onPediatric Healthcare in South Carolina The Institute for Child Success (ICS) conducted a survey of 69 pediatricians across the state in on behalf of the South Carolina American Academy of…

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Anti-racism and Our Children’s Future

September 3, 2020
Jamie Moon
Education, Health Care, Housing, Mental Health, News, Policy, Research
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A racial awakening occurred in summer 2020 that has seen communities wrestle with a reckoning that, at this moment, feels unprecedented. We, at ICS, acknowledge that this moment is centuries overdue.

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June 2020 eNews

July 6, 2020
ICS
Child Care, Economics, Health Care, Newsletter
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"It was always a weak industry, and it was very vulnerable," said Jamie Moon, president of the Institute for Child Success, a Greenville-based policy and research organization. "The pandemic has only served to highlight that vulnerability, and it's really a shame because it's such a critical part of having a robust economy."

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May 2020 eNews

June 2, 2020
Lisa Maronie
Child Care, Economics, Events, Health Care, News, Newsletter
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Health inequity is one of many issues both highlighted and worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two months into the worldwide crisis, the impacts have been disproportionately felt across society as people of color and those experiencing poverty are bearing the brunt of the burden.

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April 2020 eNews

April 29, 2020
Lisa Maronie
Child Care, Economics, Education, Events, Health Care, Maternity, Mental Health, Newsletter
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Over the last week, ICS collected responses to a survey of child care providers in South Carolina to better understand how the spread of COVID-19 – and the resulting economic impacts – are affecting the child care sector. The child care sector is essential to the health and well-being of millions of South Carolina families and to our economy as a whole.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Jeopardizes Child Welfare

May 14, 2020
Megan Carolan
COVID-19, Health Care, Mental Health, News
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Children are currently cut off from in-person interactions with many concerned individuals who may notice that something is amiss, from teachers to coaches to clergy to extended family members.

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Blog series: COVID-19 Response: What to Expect When You’re Expecting During a Pandemic

All pregnant people may experience changes to their prenatal visits as offices take steps to avoid the spread of COVID-19. This may include changes in schedule availability, restrictions on other people attending visits, or a shift, where possible, to telehealth visits.

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Blog Series: COVID-19 Response – Pediatric Health

April 7, 2020
ICS
COVID-19, Economics, Health Care, Policy
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Avoiding “non-essential” procedures and medical appointments is a key component of the national effort to slow the spread of the disease, through reducing crowded waiting rooms and conserving supplies for essential COVID-19 treatment

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