Monitoring children’s health on the front lines of care
Children's HealthWatch monitors the impact of economic conditions and public policies on the health and well-being of very young children. For more than a decade, we have produced original, timely research and analysis linking nutrition, housing, energy and other policy issues to children’s health and development. Read more>>
“Children’s HealthWatch is not about research for knowledge’s sake, it’s about using research and evidence from the front lines of pediatric care to inform public policy and, ultimately, to improve health and development outcomes for low-income kids.” - Michael C. Laracy, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Prior to February 2009, Children's HealthWatch was called the Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP).
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July 02, 2010
Children's HealthWatch researchers develop a 2-item food insecurity screen to quickly and accurately identify families at risk for food insecurity.
July 01, 2010
Children's HealthWatch Research Scientist and Principal Investigator John Cook teamed up with Feeding America to produce state level information on child food insecurity.
June 30, 2010
Dr. Diana Becker-Cutts discusses the alarming state of hunger and hardship in Minneapolis.
June 01, 2010
Dr. Maureen Black publishes an editorial in the Baltimore Sun about the need for healthy and adequate food for low-income children.
May 05, 2010
Cumulative hardship index and the impact of hardship on young children's health and development discussed in an editorial piece out of Philadelphia.
May 02, 2010
Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Children's HealthWatch Research & Policy Director, presents on the choices low-income families are forced to make between health care and bills.
April 29, 2010
Dr. Mariana Chilton interviewed in Philadelphia Inquirer about Children's HealthWatch study on multiple hardships
April 16, 2010
Dr. Frank interviewed by BNN News about hardship and young children's health.
April 12, 2010
Children's HealthWatch researchers publish article on link between cumulative hardship and health in Pediatrics.
March 25, 2010
Rx for Hunger: Affordable Housing report is released at Health, Housing, and Hunger Prevention event at the Massachusetts state house.
March 01, 2010
New research by Children's HealthWatch supports strong child nutrition programs
February 18, 2010
Children's HealthWatch releases new brief: Energy insecurity is a Major Threat to Child Health
February 09, 2010
FRAC report on Gallup polling data reveals food hardship prevalence in U.S.
February 03, 2010
Children's HealthWatch principal investigators write in to Pediatrics to highlight the beneficial effects of nutritional assistance programs on food insecurity.
January 27, 2010
Dr. Deborah Frank, Children's HealthWatch Founder, interviewed on The Callie Crossley Show
January 26, 2010
"Phila.-area district 2d-hungriest in U.S., study says"-Philadelphia Inquirer
December 12, 2009
"Missing more than a meal"- Washington Post
December 03, 2009
Children's HealthWatch and Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston release new report: "Rx for Hunger: Affordable Housing".
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