Latest Research and News
Read Children's HealthWatch news updates to learn about new data, publications, testimony and press coverage:
January 27, 2012: Dr. Diana Cutts, Principal Invesitgator, was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) about the link between hunger and obesity.
January 24, 2012: Dr. John Cook, Principal Investigator, was interviewed about a harmful food stamp policy change in the state of Kansas which reduces benefits to children of immigrants.
January 19, 2012: Dr. Debbie Frank, Principal Investigator, spoke at the Oregon Food Security Summit.
January 6, 2012: Recent housing research by Children's HealthWatch is quoted in the Nation.
December 15, 2011: Children's HealthWatch is quoted in an opinion piece for Roll Call on the impact of safe affordable housing on health.
December 7, 2011: Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, was quoted in How Housing Matters: Housing as a Platform for Improving Health Outcomes, an article published by Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity.
November 26, 2011: Dr. Deborah Frank, Founder and Principal Investigator, and Dr. John Cook, Co-Principal Investigator, were interviewed by The Kansas City Star on food insecurity and child hunger. They spoke about the physical and cognitive effects of hunger on children.
November 22, 2011: Dr. Diana Cutts, Principle Investigator, was quoted in a article published by Kaiser Health News about the hospital food pantry at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
November 21, 2011: Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, was quoted by ABC News regarding food insecurity in America. The article also describes ways to help hungry families across the country.
November 17, 2011: Dr. Mariana Chilton, Co-Principal Investigator Philadelphia, was interviewed by the Philadelphia Inquirer on the effects of crowding/doubled up living situations on children's health.
November 15, 2011: Center for Hunger-Free Communities and the recently released report, Real Cost of a Healthy Diet, were featured in an article published by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
November 15, 2011: Children's HealthWatch releases a brief titled: Overcrowding and Frequent Moves Undermine Children's Health. The brief discusses the effect of housing insecurity on young children's health.
November 14, 2011: Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, and Dr. Deborah A. Frank, Founder and Principal Investigator, wrote a commentary for Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity's "How Housing Matters to Families and Their Children" series. Their article is the second in the series, and discusses the importance of affordable housing on the health of young children.
November 09, 2011: Children's HealthWatch and the Center for Hunger-Free Communities release a report titled: Real Cost of a Healthy Diet: 2011.
October 11, 2011: Children's HealthWatch releases a brief titled: Boost to SNAP Benefits Protected Young Children's Health.
September 26, 2011: Drs. Deborah A. Frank and Megan Sandel were interviewed by CNN on the effects of malnutrition on the health of very young children.
September 22, 2011: Dr. Mariana Chilton, Co-Principal Investigator Philadelphia, was interviewed by CNN on the effects of food insecurity and the Witnesses to Hunger project.
September 16, 2011: Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, was interviewed by KRDO News Channel about the increase in severly underweight young children (0-5 yrs) being seen in Boston Emergency Rooms.
September 16, 2011: Dr. John T. Cook, Co-Principal Investigator, wrote a Letter to the Editor of The Boston Globe to clarify a September 2nd article that was published.
August 17, 2011: Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, was interviewed by ABC News regarding the hungry children she sees at Boston Medical Center. She also spoke about the struggle that families are facing to feed their children.
August 6, 2011: Dr. John Cook, Co-Principal Investigaor, and Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, were interviewed by ABC News regarding the trade-offs that families are forced to make as they struggle to feed their children.
August 1, 2011: Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, was interviewed on Fox 25 News Boston.
July 28, 2011: Dr. Deborah Frank, Founder and Principal Investigator, and Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, are quoted in The Boston Globe article, "A rising hunger among children."
July 28, 2011: Dr. Deborah Frank, Founder and Principal Investigator was interviewed on WBUR.
July 28, 2011: Alfred Lubrano, Staff Writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, cites Children's HealthWatch research and interviews the women of Witnesses to hunger.
July 28, 2011: Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, spoke to NECN about the increasing numbers of children who are hungry, and the health effects of food insecurity.
July 28, 2011: Dr. Megan Sandel, Research Scientist, was interviewed for Univision, Boston WUNI TV, about the increasing number of children who are food insecure and underweight.
June 10, 2011: Children's HealthWatch releases "Federal Programs that Protect Young Children's Health" policy action brief. The brief discusses Children's HealthWatch research on SNAP, WIC, LIHEAP and subsidized housing, and how these programs protect children's health.
April 23, 2011: Dr. Alan Meyers, Co-Principal Investigator of Children's HealthWatch Boston, was quoted in an article in the Boston Globe. The article discussed the cuts to the WIC program in Massachusetts and Gover Patrick's stance.
March 27, 2011: Dr. Deborah Frank, Founder and Co-Principal Investigator of Children's HealthWatch is quoted in the Hartford Courant about the impact of hunger on the bodies of children.
March 22, 2011: Children's HealthWatch research on the impact of hunger on cognitive development and health is quoted in a guest blog post by Dawn Crayco, deputy director of End Hunger CT!
March 16, 2011 Dr. John Cook, Co-Principle Investigator of Children's HealthWatch, was interviewed by NBC's Al Roker on how food insecurity and hunger affects a developing child.
March 3, 2011: Dr. Mariana Chilton, Co-Principal Investigator Philadelphia, was interviewed on NBC regarding the number of families with food insecurity in Philadelphia.
March 3, 2011: Children's HealthWatch releases a new report entitled "Behind Closed Doors: The hidden health impacts of being behind on rent."
January 20, 2011: Children's HealthWatch holds a policy briefing at the Massachusetts State House in Boston to discuss the child health impacts of being behind on rent.
January 18, 2011: Witnesses to Hunger hosts "Public Health Solutions for Child Hunger: A Conversation with USDA Under Secretary Concannon and Local Leaders" in Philadelphia to discuss solutions for solving child hunger.
