
Mattapan child care center serves parents who work off hours
Originally published on The Bay State Banner.
Kiddies Corner was a “proud” investment, said Dr. Megan Sandel, a pediatrician and principal investigator of the Boston Opportunity System Collaborative, which helps underserved Boston neighborhoods…

Kids face the greatest risk of eviction of any age group. The consequences can last a lifetime.
Originally published on Youth Today.
Dr. Diana Cutts, a pediatrician and principal investigator for Children’s HealthWatch, a child health and development research organization, co-authored another study last year that looks at the…

WIC Needs Immediate Funding to Protect the Health and Well-Being of Children
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a vital program that supports the health and well-being of pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and young children. WIC helps families with food purchasing,…

Investments Needed to Strengthen and Protect Safety Net Programs for Child and Family Health as Data Reveal a Rise in Food Insecurity Rates
In late October, the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service released their annual report revealing an alarming increase in food insecurity across all household types from 2021 to 2022.
Overall, in 2022 12.8% of…

Development and Validation of an Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale for Use in Clinical and Research Settings in the United States
Abstract
Background
Food insecurity (FI) prevalence was consistently >10% over the past 20 years, indicating chronic economic hardship. Recession periods exacerbate already high prevalence of FI, reflecting acute economic hardship. To…

Children's HealthWatch supports families by addressing food, housing insecurity
Originally published on CBS.
BOSTON - Housing and hunger are two of the biggest issues plaguing vulnerable children across our country. That's according to the Children's HealthWatch organization which has spent decades supporting families…

Children’s HealthWatch Statement on Child Poverty & Averting a Government Shutdown
This month, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data that showed the rate of children living in poverty more than doubled in 2022, from 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022. These data come from the 2022 Supplemental Poverty Measure, which accounts…

Testimony in support of An Act establishing basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents and An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty
Chair Kennedy, Chair Livingstone and distinguished members of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities:
Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on behalf of Children’s HealthWatch in strong…

Subsidized meals in child care tied to healthier kids and families
Originally published on The Washington Post.
Every day, more than 4.2 million children receive nutritious food and snacks through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a federally funded, state-administered initiative that reimburses…