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Lifting children out of food insecurity
Replacing the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allotment with a benefit that reflects the real cost of a healthy diet, expanding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, […]
Momentum Grows for Housing as Health Care
by Maya Brennan A steady drumbeat of research has documented that stable, decent, and affordable housing in a safeneighborhood provides a platform for good health and for managing chronic health […]
Md. Gov. Larry Hogan chooses tourism over education — again
By Children’s HealthWatch Principal Investigator, Maureen Black, and Amber Gove Gov. Larry Hogan has doubled down in his bid to force Maryland public schools to fit 180 days of instruction (not […]
A Remedy for Food Insecurity
To the Editor: Re “Limiting Food Stamp Choices Can Help Fight Obesity,” by Aaron E. Carroll (The Upshot, Sept. 27): Food insecurity, like any serious illness, threatens the health and […]
Feedback to House Agriculture Committee: Past, Present, and Future of SNAP Hearing Series
On October 4, 2016, Children’s HealthWatch Principal Investigator, Dr. Eduardo Ochoa, provided testimony to Chairman Conaway and to the House Agriculture Committee to provide feedback on the Past, Present and Future of […]
Intersection of Health and Housing Webinar
On October 4th, 2016, Children’s HealthWatch and Crescendo Consulting co-presented a webinar on the “Intersection of Health and Housing.”. Healthcare providers, researchers, policy advocates and community organizers are finding themselves at the […]
Feedback to House Agriculture Committee Past, Present, and Future of SNAP Hearing Series
On October 4, 2016, Children’s HealthWatch Principal Investigator, Dr. Mariana Chilton, provided testimony to Chairman Conaway and to the House Agriculture Committee to provide feedback on the Past, Present and Future […]
Childhood poverty associated with chronic disease, quality of health
Children are among the poorest populations in the U.S., with more than 21 percent living in poverty as of 2014. And research finds that such economic circumstances are among the […]
Advancing Early Childhood Development: from Science to Scale
The 2016 Lancet Early Childhood Development Series highlights early childhood development at a time when it has been universally endorsed in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.This Series considers new scientific […]