Originally posted on Public News Service As Massachusetts lawmakers work to finalize tax-relief measures, advocates for low-income families are calling for an expansion of tax credits proven to reduce poverty. Advocates […]
Today, Children’s HealthWatch celebrates the passage of a new, nation-leading Child Tax Credit (CTC) in Minnesota that is estimated to cut child poverty in the state by one-third. “This historic […]
The article “No debt limit deal; but both sides signal optimism” (Page A1, May 17) reported on the countdown taking place in Washington as Republican leaders threaten to take resources […]
Originally posted on News-Medical.Net In a recent study published in JAMA Health Forum Journal, researchers evaluated the relationship between the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief programs and the mitigation of household food […]
Originally posted on Chris Van Hollen. “With exorbitant rents and increased homelessness in many communities, our nation is in the grips of an affordable housing crisis that forces three out […]
Originally posted on CIDRAP. Immigrant families living in the United States took some of the hardest economic hits during the COVID-19 pandemic, but benefited less from government assistance and relief […]
Originally posted on BU School of Public Health. Although families with immigrant mothers experienced higher rates of food insecurity and inability to pay rent during the pandemic than other groups, […]
Originally posted on DrexelNEWS. Although families with immigrant mothers experienced higher rates of food insecurity and inability to pay rent during the pandemic than other groups, they reported less participation […]
Originally posted on AAMC. For Megan Sandel, MD, a pediatrician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and principal investigator at Children’s HealthWatch, a nonpartisan network of children’s health researchers and policy […]
Originally posted on Public Health Post. Eviction is a serious public health problem. Contributing factors include lack of affordable housing, gentrification, and racial and ethnic discrimination. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 3.6 […]