Child Nutrition Split Plenary – Hunger as a Health Issue, Hunger as a Learning Issue
Invited speakers at the 2007 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference hosted by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
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Food Stamps As Medicine: A New Perspective on Children’s HealthWatch
The Food Stamp Program is America’s first line of defense against hunger and the foundation of our national nutrition safety network. Physicians and medical researchers also think it is one of America’s best medicines to prevent and treat childhood food insecurity. The report demonstrates the important protective effect of food stamps on child food insecurity and for citizen children of immigrants. Eligible children receiving food stamps are less likely to be food insecure than eligible children not receiving food stamps.
Pennsylvania Blueprint to End Hunger
Testimony to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Interagency Council on Food and Nutrition Blueprint to End Hunger Summit.
United Way of Palm Beach County
Invited speaker at the United Way of Palm Beach County. Dr. Frank spoke about child hunger and health, as well as providing technical assistance as they begin to consider establishing a Grow Clinic and Children’s HealthWatch program.
Hunger Summit
Invited speaker at the Hunger Summit sponsored by Second Harvest Minnesota and Hormal Foods Corporation
Five Year Child Hunger Surveillance in a Multi-Site Sentinel Sample of Young Children
Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
Hunger is a Health Issue
Invited speaker at the Northwest Harvest Annual Meeting
Children’s HealthWatch Letter to USDA
Children’s HealthWatch wrote a letter to USDA in response Economic Research Service request for renewal of approval for annual information collection on supplemental food security questions in the Current Population Survey.
Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization
Testimony to the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Education and Workforce, Subcommittee on Education Reform, Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization Hearing.