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Social Determinants of Health

Data Snapshot: Immigrant Family Well-Being

September 11, 2026

Housing Is a Foundation for Child Health: Evidence, Policy, and What’s at Stake

September 9, 2026

Co-Enrollment in Safety-Net Programs Among Families with Young Children: A Multistate Analysis of Enrollment Gaps, Design and Implementation

August 12, 2026

From Screening to Action: Insights into HRSN Screening Infrastructure in a Fragmented Social Safety Net

June 24, 2026

Testimony in support of the ENOUGH Act (S.3022/H.5187)

May 20, 2026

CACFP: Preliminary Qualitative Findings

April 30, 2026

Public Health Conversation Starter: In Conversation with Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba

January 28, 2026

Children’s HealthWatch Public Charge NPRM Comment

December 19, 2025

Paid family leave will let parents pay attention when babies need it most

December 19, 2025

Children of immigrants face enough barriers. DHS must not add more.

December 16, 2025

Oral Testimony in Support of S.968, An Act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts

November 20, 2025

Oral Testimony in Support of H.215, An Act supporting the development of children experiencing homelessness

November 20, 2025

Statement on US Government Plan to Deport Guatemalan Children

September 3, 2025

To help low-income kids with cancer have better treatment outcomes, a researcher tries a different innovation: Cash

August 18, 2025

The Dignity Dividend: Lessons Learned from Guaranteed Income Pilots in Massachusetts

July 24, 2025

As Trump’s raids ramp up, a Texas region’s residents stay inside — even when they need medical care

July 24, 2025

Why Massachusetts women have fewer children and Trump’s $5,000 ‘baby bonus’ won’t help

May 13, 2025

When children get evicted, they lose homes, health, chance at education and a future

May 9, 2025

“But who takes care of the mom?”: The daily experiences of immigrant mothers navigating health in family life

March 19, 2025

Explaining “Maternal adverse childhood experiences and lifetime experiences of racial discrimination: Associations with current household hardships and intergenerational health”

February 27, 2025

Lessons from the Field: Learning from Community Members about Effective Ways to Organize

January 16, 2025

Safeguarding Benefits: Addressing Barriers in Direct Cash and Tax Credit Delivery

November 26, 2024

Lost Home, Lost Benefit: Families Who Move Due to Unaffordable Housing Are More Likely to Lose Access to Assistance Programs

August 6, 2024

Kids face the greatest risk of eviction of any age group. The consequences can last a lifetime.

November 9, 2023

Associations of household unmet basic needs and health outcomes among very low birth weight children

February 7, 2023

Children’s HealthWatch Submits Comments to the National Quality Forum for Its Work to Advance Integration of Social Drivers of Health

January 12, 2023

Changes in Economic Hardships Arising During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differences by Nativity and Race

November 5, 2022

Critical windows of susceptibility for the effects of prenatal exposure to heat and heat variability on gestational growth

October 22, 2022

What if doctors could write prescriptions for adequate housing? More than anything else, it might improve a person’s overall health

September 21, 2022

The Child Tax Credit Benefits Whole Families: Preliminary data show improved food security and parental health

May 9, 2022

Podcast: The Earth Disease: Social Determinants of Health and Climate Change

May 4, 2022

Food insufficiency in families with children increased after expiration of Child Tax Credit monthly payments

April 28, 2022

Household unmet basic needs in the first 1000 days and preterm birth status

January 31, 2022

The immigrant birthweight paradox in an urban cohort: Role of immigrant enclaves and ambient air pollution

January 4, 2022

Children’s HealthWatch Comments on the Driver of Health Screening Rate and the Driver of Health Screen Positive Rate

December 9, 2021

Can the Hunger Vital Sign™ act as a prescreen for other social needs?

November 15, 2021

Letter to the ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee

November 11, 2021

Failure to Thrive or Growth Faltering: Medical, Developmental/Behavioral, Nutritional, and Social Dimensions

November 3, 2021

Closing the Housing Opportunity Gap

September 23, 2021

A Bold Federal Response to Eviction Protects Health and Housing Stability

September 23, 2021

Eviction: A Preventable Cause of Adverse Child and Family Health

September 23, 2021

Children’s HealthWatch Comments in Response to the Request for Information from the Congressional Caucus on SDOH

September 21, 2021

Children’s HealthWatch Response to OMB Request for Information on Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through Government

July 6, 2021

A Hungry Child’s First Thousand Days

May 27, 2021

Screening Discordance and Characteristics of Patients With Housing-Related Social Risks

March 27, 2021

Investing in low-income households boosts future

March 24, 2021

Moving Toward a More Equitable and Just Society: A New “What If Project” System Simulation Policy Brief

September 22, 2020

Access to High-Quality, Affordable Child Care: Strategies to Improve Health Across Boston and the Commonwealth

April 27, 2020

Access to High-Quality, Affordable Child Care: Strategies to Improve Health

April 27, 2020

Let’s Make Change Happen

February 25, 2020

Prenatal Ambient Particulate Matter Exposure and Longitudinal Weight Growth Trajectories in Early Childhood

February 6, 2020

Number of Homeless Students Rises to New High, Report Says

February 3, 2020

Homelessness among students increases 137% under Trump — the highest in years

February 3, 2020

Part II: A Qualitative Study of Social Risk Screening Acceptability in Patients and Caregivers

November 20, 2019

Part I: A Quantitative Study of Social Risk Screening Acceptability in Patients and Caregivers

November 20, 2019

SNAP and Working Families: Solutions for Good Health

September 19, 2019

The Foundation to Thrive: Connecting The Importance of Safe, Stable Homes with the Health and Wellbeing of Families and Children

July 10, 2019

The Road to Hardship-Free: Philadelphia Check-Up for Children

October 31, 2018

The Road to Hardship-Free: Little Rock Check-Up for Children

October 31, 2018

The Road to Hardship-Free: Baltimore Check-Up for Children

October 31, 2018

The Road to Hardship-Free: Boston Check-Up for Children

October 31, 2018

The Road to Hardship-Free: Minneapolis Check-Up for Children

October 31, 2018

Affordable Health Care Keeps Children and Families Healthy

October 24, 2018

From Hardship to Health: Improving Food Security is Linked to Many Forms of Economic Stability

August 13, 2018

From Disparities to Discrimination Getting at the Roots of Food Insecurity in America

August 13, 2018

Stable Homes Make Healthy Families

July 13, 2017

Hospitals target nutrition, other social needs to boost health

February 17, 2017

Social Determinants Across the Life Course: The Need to Invest in Families

December 5, 2016

Defining The Health Care System’s Role In Addressing Social Determinants And Population Health

November 18, 2016

How MLP stocks the Pharmacy for Social Determinants of Health Interventions

May 16, 2014

Baltimore Mothers’ Stable Employment Promotes Child and Family Health

January 14, 2014

Child Care Feeding Programs Support Young Children’s Healthy Development

January 1, 2010

Funding Shortfalls for Housing Vouchers Could Have Serious Health Consequences for Children

September 1, 2009

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