Topics
For each of these topics, we are interested in the effect that the problem has on a child's health and development and the influence that public policy can have on a child's well-being.
We seek to use our original research to inform evidence-based public policies that protect and promote children's health and well-being.
Major areas of ongoing research:
- Household and child food insecurity
- Housing insecurity
- Energy insecurity
- Federal assistance programs
- Food Stamp Program (Now renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP)
- Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
- Subsidized Housing
- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- Childcare Assistance
- Medicaid
- Unemployment Insurance
- Food Stamp Program (Now renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP)
- Food access and affordability in low-income urban neighborhoods: The Real Cost of a Healthy Diet Project
- Hospitalization Costs
- Developmental Risk
- Children of Immigrants
- Health Insurance
- Disparities: Children of Immigrants, Children of Color
Resources
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
