
Haitian Migrants Face Unique Challenges Finding U.S. Housing
Originally posted on HealthCity.
Haitian people continue to be displaced by natural and geopolitical forces, creating a perfect storm of people turning to U.S. ERs seeking shelter.
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By Allison…

In record numbers, families without shelter are turning to Massachusetts emergency departments
Originally posted on WBUR.
When 5 p.m. strikes on weekdays, and on weekends and holidays, the emergency room — where there’s a roof, food and a team of social workers — provides an alternative to sleeping outdoors or in a car, if the…

An Atlanta hospital takes on the city's housing crisis
Originally posted on NPR.
BIELLO: Mercy Care in Atlanta is not alone. In the last decade or so, several health care systems across the U.S. have made significant investments in affordable housing. Boston Medical Center has made no-interest…

Some CPS parents are just getting summer 2022 pandemic food benefit cards now, with no explanation
Originally posted on CBS News.
Dr. Deborah Frank is a professor of child health and wellbeing at Boston University School of Medicine.
"Yes, somebody should be communicating," Frank said. "So again, the more, though, you can streamline…

USDA Proposes Science Driven Updates to Foods Provided Through WIC | What They’re Saying
Originally posted on USDA.
Proposed changes promote nutrition security and maternal and child health, increase flexibility for participants
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2022 – This month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that…

Immigrant-Inclusive Policies Promote Child and Family Health
In this issue of AJPH, findings by Miller et al. (p. 1738) suggest that anti-immigrant rhetoric and proposed changes to public charge during the early years of the Trump administration significantly reduced federal nutrition assistance program…


Financial Coaching Offers New Paths To A Healthy Future
With the enhanced Child Tax Credit, “we found that families were better able to afford food, catch up on rent, and parents reported better health outcomes,” says Allison Bovell-Ammon, director of policy strategy for Children’s Health Watch,…

Changes in Economic Hardships Arising During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differences by Nativity and Race
Abstract
Hardships in early childhood impact health. Few longitudinal studies have examined pandemic-related hardships among families with young children by race/ethnicity or nativity. We used prospective longitudinal data from 1,165…