
For good health outcomes, we need good housing incomes
Originally published on The Boston Globe.
As primary care physicians, we are accustomed to receiving hard news from our patients. A recent message came in the form of a text message, a string of crying emojis, from a patient who had already…

Children’s HealthWatch Statement on the January 6th Capitol Hill Attack
The deeply disturbing January 6th domestic terrorist attack on the nation's Capitol defies moral and legal principles and threatens the health of our democracy, and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms. As we grapple with COVID-19’s…

Founder Dr. Deborah Frank honored by Massachusetts Medical Society with its Special Award for Excellence in Medical Service
Originally published on The Massachusetts Medical Society.
WALTHAM - Dr. Deborah Frank, director of the Grow Clinic for Children at Boston Medical Center and professor of child health and well-being in the department of pediatrics at…

Children's HealthWatch Submits a Comment in Opposition to a Proposed Federal Rule That Would Rollback Nutrition Standards of School Meals
On December 23rd, Children HealthWatch submitted a comment in response to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Proposed Rule, “Restoration of Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Flexibilities” published…

A First Look at Preliminary Children’s HealthWatch COVID-19 Survey Data
High Levels of Household Food Insecurity Persist among Families in Boston, Massachusetts during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Key Takeaways
In Metro Boston, rates of household food insecurity have persisted at high levels among Children’s HealthWatch…

"The Science, Practice and Narrative of Thriving Families": BMC Pediatrics Awarded Grant to Support Joint Efforts of the Center and Children’s HealthWatch
Originally published on Boston Medical Center.
In May 2020, the Department of Pediatrics was awarded a three-year grant from The JPB Foundation. Together, Children’s HealthWatch and the Center for the Urban Child and Healthy Family are…

Children's HealthWatch Submits a Letter to the Massachusetts Legislature Conference Committee on FY21 Budget Negotiations
On November 23rd, Children HealthWatch submitted a letter to Massachusetts legislators, Representative Aaron Michelwitz, Senator Michael J. Rodrigues, Representative Denise Garlick, Senator Cindy Friedman, Representative Todd Smola, and Senator…

Coronavirus Means School Food is Free. What if it Stayed That Way?
Originally published on Ozy.
Worry is an early symptom of what those who monitor hunger refer to as “food insecurity,” a spectrum that begins with a person’s concern that they won’t be able to buy food and extends to reduced…

Public health officials fear evictions could worsen COVID-19 spike in Mass.
Originally published on The Boston Globe.
“The people who are struggling to pay rent could be your grocery worker, your delivery worker, your cleaner, your parent’s home care worker,” said Karen Chen, executive director of the Chinese…