Presentations

  • July 21-22, 2010
    Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science
    John T. Cook, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch
    Maureen Black, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch Baltimore
    Presented at the "Health Impacts of WIC- Planning a Research Agenda" workshop.  Dr. Black was on the IOM Planning Committee and chaired the session on food insecurity.  Dr. Cook presented information oon food insecurity using Children's HealthWatch data.
    Washington, DC
     
  • April 16, 2010
    BNN News
    Deborah A. Frank, MD
    Founder and Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch
    Interviewed about the effects of hardship on the health of young children
    Boston, MA

  • March 16, 2010
    University of Pennsylvania
    Deborah A. Frank, MD
    Founder and Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch
    Presented at the Renee C. Fox Lecture in Medicine, Culture and Society Grand Rounds titled "Close to Home: Hunger, Hardship and the Health of America's Youngest Children".
    Philadelphia, PA

  • March 12, 2010
    Half In Ten
    Deborah A. Frank, MD
    Founder and Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch
    Presented at the "The Starting Line: Poverty and Economic Opportunity Before, During, and After the Recession" forum about the impact of cumulative hardships on the health of young children
    Washington, DC

  • March 7, 2010
    Food Research and Action Center Annual Conference
    Elizabeth March, MCP
    Executive Director, Children's HealthWatch
    Presented Children's HealthWatch results of research on child care feeding
    Washington, DC

  • March 5, 2010
    Hunger and Health: Focus on Childhood Hunger
    Maureen Black, PhD, Co-Prinicpal investigator, Children's HealthWatch Baltimore
    Patrick Casey, MD, Co-Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch Little Rock
    Mariana Chilton, PhD, Co-Prinicipal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch Philadelphia
    Presented at this conference, hosted by NIH, and gave presentations on research related to childhood hunger
    Washington, DC

  • February 19, 2010
    Food Deserts and Food Insecurity
    Kathleen Barret
    Site Coordinator, Children's HealthWatch Little Rock
    Presented at Heifer International's "Food Deserts and Food Insecurity" meeting.
    Little Rock, AR     

  • January 27, 2010
    WGBH Radio
    Deborah A. Frank, MD
    Founder and Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch
    Intervewed on "The Callie Crossley Show" regarding poverty and the effects of hunger on children's health
    Boston, MA

  • January 26, 2010
    Child and Adult Care Feeding Program- Policy Briefing
    Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, MPH
    Research and Policy Director, Children's HealthWatch
    Was a member of the policy briefing panel- spoke about our research findings on CACFP
    Washington, DC     

  • September 10, 2009
    Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
    John T. Cook, PhD, MAEd
    Co-Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch Boston
    Gave a presentation titled "The Economic Impacts of Poverty and Food Insecurity" at the Second Annual Hunger Issues Forum
    Santa Clara, CA     

  • September 2-4, 2009
    II Conferencia Latino Americana e Caribenha de Medidas de Seguranca Alimentar
    John T. Cook, PhD, MAEd
    Co-Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch Boston
    Gave a presentation on food insecurity, poverty and human development in the United States
    Unicamp Campinas sp Brasil 

  • February 19, 2009
    Child Health Week
    Maureen Black, PhD
    Co-Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch Baltimore
    Invited speaker for the "Hungry Mothers and Children: Hidden in America, Prevalent Worldwide" section
    Baltimore, MD

  • January 26, 2009
    HHH: Health, Housing, and Hunger Event
    Deborah A. Frank, MD
    Founder and Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch
    Invited speaker to the HHH Event at the State House in Boston
    Boston, MA

  • January 23, 2009
    Connecticut Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos, University of Connectcut
    John T. Cook, Ph.D, MAEd
    Co-Principal Investigator, Children's HealthWatch Boston Site
    Gave a seminar entitled "Food Insecurity and Child and Maternal Health in Latino Families"
    Storrs, CT

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Presentations and Posters from Scientific Meetings

  • May 2, 2010
    Health Care Costs, Child Health and Development, and Household Expense Trade-offs
    Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Sharon Coleman, Karen Jeng, John T. Cook, Mariana Chilton, Diana B. Cutts, Patrick H. Casey, Alan F. Meyers, Ruth Rose-Jacobs, Deborah A. Frank.
    Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Academic Socieites
    Vancouver, Canada     

  • May 2, 2010
    Perinatal Hardships and Low Birth Weight
    Christina Coleman, Sharon Coleman, Mariana Chilton, Diana B. Cutts, Patrick H. Casey, Maureen Black, Alan F. Meyers, Deborah A. Frank.
    Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Academic Socieites
    Vancouver, Canada

  • May 1, 2010
    Childcare Settings for Low-Income Children
    Diana B .Cutts, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Sharon Coleman, Mariana Chilton, Patrick H. Casey, Maureen Black, Alan F. Meyers, John T. Cook, Deborah A. Frank. 
    Poster Session at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Academic Societies.
    Vancouver, Canada

  • May 1, 2010
    Increasing Prevalence of Food Insecurity in the U.S. Economic Depression
    Patrick H. Casey, Deborah A. Frank, Maureen Black, Mariana Chilton, Diana B. Cutts, Alan F. Meyers, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, John T. Cook.
    Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Academic Socieites
    Vancouver, Canada

  • May 5, 2009
    Increasing Energy and Food Process and Their Impacts on Child Health and Development
    John T. Cook, Ruth Rose-Jacobs, Deborah A. Frank, Jeremy Hess.
    Hot Topic Session at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Academic Societies.
    Baltimore, MD

  • May 2, 2009
    Health and Development among WIC Participants.
    Maureen Black, Sharon Coleman, John T. Cook, Ruth Rose-Jacobs, Patrick H. Casey, Bethany Bradshaw, Deborah A. Frank, Children's HealthWatch Research Group.
    Poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Academic Societies.
    Baltimore, MD

  • May 2, 2009
    Cumulative Hardship and Wellness in Young Children.
    Deborah A. Frank, Patrick H. Casey, John T. Cook, Sharon Coleman, Children's HealthWatch Research Group, Ruth Rose-Jacobs.
    Presentation at the Annual COnference of the Pediatric Academic Societies.
    Baltimore, MD

  • May 6, 2007
    Maternal Depressive Symptoms: Associations with Food Insecurity and Developmental Risk among Children under Age 3.
    Maureen M. Black, Ruth Rose-Jacobs, Danielle P. Appugliese, Timothy Heeren, Patrick H. Casey, Diana B. Cutts, Mariana Chilton, Alan F. Meyers, John T. Cook, Deborah A. Frank.
    Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Academic Societies
    Toronto, Canada

  • May 6, 2007
    Energy Insecurity, Food Insecurity and Health Risks in Children under 3 Years Old.
    Mindy Ju, John T. Cook, Danielle P. Appugliese, Alan F. Meyers, Timothy Heeran, Maureen M. Black, Patrick H. Casey, Diana B. Cutts, Ruth Rose-Jacobs, Mariana Chilton, Deborah A. Frank.
    Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Academic Societies
    Toronto, Canada

  • November 7, 2007
    Linking food insecurity and child development: The development effects of food insecurity in young, low-income Black and Latino children.
    Madina Agénor, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Ruth Rose-Jacobs, Deborah A. Frank, Suzette Levenson.
    Presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association.
    Boston, MA

  • November 7, 2007
    Food insecurity among the youngest US citizens born to immigrants of the Americas: Implications for policy and human rights.
    Mariana Chilton, Diana B. Cutts, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Carol Berkowitz, Patrick H. Casey, John T. Cook, Deborah A. Frank, Maureen Black, Timothy Heeren, Suzette Levenson.
    Presentation at the Annual Conference of American Public Health Association.
    Boston, MA

  • November 7, 2007
    Subsidized Housing and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Are Linked to Improved Growth Outcomes for Young Children of Color
    Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Deborah A. Frank, Nicole Neault, Mariana Chilton, John T. Cook, Carol Berkowitz, Maureen M. Black, Patrick H. Casey, Diana B. Cutts, Alan F. Meyers, Nieves Zaldivar, Suzette Levenson, Timothy Heeren, Zhaoyan Yang.
    Presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association.
    Boston, MA

 

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