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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Latest News & Research
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.
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".
December 01, 2009
Winter's Cold and the Harsh Economy Raise Concerns Over Children's Health
November 27, 2009
Committed to work in hunger's shadow
November 25, 2009
On the eve of a feast, scenes of hunger
November 17, 2009
Dr. Mariana Chilton helps explain what rising food insecurity means for children
November 16, 2009
USDA reports rising rates of food insecurity in 2008 for U.S. households
September 28, 2009
Children's HealthWatch Study Finds Unaffordable Housing Puts Children's Health At Risk
August 23, 2009
American expert calls on Turkish mothers to speak out to break cycle of poverty
July 14, 2009
Children's HealthWatch releases third brief in the Policy Action Brief series
July 01, 2009
Feeding America releases report on child food insecurity and the impacts on our nation's economic future
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Latest Publications:
Energy Insecurity is a Major Threat to Child Health, February 2010
Child Care Feeding Programs Support Young Children's Healthy Development, January 2010
WIC Improves Child Health and School Readiness, January 2010
Rx for Hunger: Affordable Housing, December 2009
Funding Shortfall for Housing Vouchers Could Have Serious Health Consequences for Children, September 2009
Latest Press:
Amy Goldstein
Missing more than a meal
The Washington Post
December 12, 2009
Chris Berdik
Grow Clinic and Food Pantry See Too Many
BU Today
September 28, 2009
Nancy Cole
Study finds lack of food plaguing more families
Arkansas Gazette
May 1, 2009
