Author Archive for: Children's HealthWatch
Entries by Children's HealthWatch
Hidden Food Stress in the United States
A family sits around a table enjoying dinner. There is enough food tonight so that everyone in the household will go to bed well-fed, but the mother lies awake wondering […]
Supporting Population Health Through a Food Pantry
Deborah Frank, M.D., director of the Grow Clinic for seriously underweight children at Boston Medical Center, was approached by one of the clinic’s nutritionists about starting a food pantry back […]
Podcast: Housing as a Health Care Investment
It’s been widely assumed that there’s a strong connection between affordable, stable housing and the health of children. Now, we have proof. On this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast […]
Childhood Adversity and Adult Reports of Food Insecurity Among Households With Children
Exposure to childhood adversity, including abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction, is associated with negative long-term health and economic outcomes. Little is known about how adversity exposure in parents’ early lives […]