Health and special education-related costs of food insecurity for households with young children in the US were estimated to total more than $1.2 billion in 2015 dollars. The persistently high prevalence of food insecurity continues to drain resources from families, communities, and the U.S. economy. Key policy changes in a variety of areas could alleviate hardships and reduce costs, ultimately improving the future prosperity of all people in the US. Social infrastructures, including nutrition assistance programs and working-family tax credits, provide vital resources for reducing food insecurity and saving money.

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The $1.2 Billion Child Health Dividend
by John T. Cook,Ph.D. M.A.Ed, Principal Investigator; Allison Bovell, M.Div, Research, Policy, and Communication Coordinator; Ana Poblacion, MSc, Research Scientist; Diana Cutts, MD, Principal Investigator; Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, MPH, Research and Policy Director; Justin Pasquariello, MBA, MPA, Executive Director; Richard Sheward, MPP, Senior Policy Analyst – State Policy; Rainjade Chung, Intern
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