Children's HealthWatch Researchers published in the Journal of Applied Research on Children
February 24, 2012
Household Hardships, Public Programs and Their Associations with the Health and Development of Very Young Children: Insights from Children's HealthWatch
by Katherine M. Joyce, MPH, Amanda Breen, Ph.D. Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, MPH, John T. Cook, Ph.D, M.A.Ed., Kathleen W. Barrett, MSE, Grace Paik, Natasha Pishi, Bianca Pullen, Ashley Schiffmiller, Deborah A. Frank, MD.
Children’s HealthWatch has continuously collected data on the effects of food insecurity alone and in conjunction with other household hardships since 1998. This paper explores Children's HealthWatch's research methods, selected findings, and examples of diverse approaches to dissemination of these findings.
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Toxic Stress and Child Hunger over the Life Course: 3 Case Studies
by Mariana Chilton, Ph.D and Jenny Rabinowich, MHP
This paper proposes that researchers shift the framework for understanding food insecurity in the United States to adopt a life course approach. This demands researchers pay greater attention to the lifelong consequences of exposure to trauma or toxic stress—exposure to violence, rape, abuse and neglect, and housing, food, and other forms of deprivation—during childhood.
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Protect Children From Household Food Insecurity: Promote Access To Food and Stress Alleviating Resources
By Maureen Black, Ph.D
Household food insecurity is associated with threats to children’s intellectual, behavioral, and psycho-emotional development. In addition to poor food quality and quantity, the stress associated with food insecurity can undermine caregiver mental health and family functioning. Evidence demonstrates that national assistance programs and policies are needed to ensure that families and children have access to adequate sources of healthy food and to stress-alleviating resources.
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