Panelists Say Hunger is Spreading in Connecticut; Solution Requires Wider Perspective
Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Children’s HealthWatch Research and Policy Director, spoke on a panel at the “Rich State, Empty Plates” symposium in Connecticut.
Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Children’s HealthWatch Research and Policy Director, spoke on a panel at the “Rich State, Empty Plates” symposium in Connecticut.
Dr. Mariana Chilton, Children’s HealthWatch Principal Investigator, was quoted in a story on Farm Bill negotiations in The Nation.
As farm-bill conferees try to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the farm-bill before the end of the calendar year, Children’s HealthWatch and Zero to Three submitted a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members.
Children’s HealthWatch’s research and blog were highlighted in the Low-Income Forum on Energy’s latest newsletter.
Children’s HealthWatch Founder and Principal Investigator Dr. Deborah Frank was quoted on The Diane Rehm Show.
Dr. Mariana Chilton, Children’s HealthWatch Co-Principal Investigator, and Children’s HealthWatch research on the ‘cliff effect’ were featured on The Nation’s “This Week in Poverty” blog.
On November 14th, Children’s HealthWatch Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Eddie Ochoa, hosted an interactive webinar “Food Insecurity: How to ask, what to do!” as part of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s PedsPLACE webinar series.
On December 5th, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Children’s HealthWatch Research and Policy Director, will be speaking at End Hunger Connecticut’s “Rich State, Empty Plates” symposium on hunger.
Dr. Megan Sandel, Children’s HealthWatch Co-Principal Investigator, wrote a blog entry for Human Impact Partners on the health impacts of the Farm Bill.
Children’s HealthWatch research on SNAP was featured in a Zero to Three blog post on the ARRA benefit rollback.
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