Timeline: Achievements/Highlights/Testimonies
Children’s HealthWatch: Over 85,000 caregivers interviewed 43+ Peer Reviewed Journal Articles 85+ Policy Publications Sites in 5 Cities Across the United States 25 Years
1998
2001
2002
2005
Dr. Deborah A. Frank testifies before the Subcommittee on Human Resources on Welfare Reform Reauthorization.
2005
2008
2010
2010
2010
2010 to present
2011
2013
2014
2015
Dr. Megan Sandel testifies before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Revenue in support of increasing the Massachusetts Earned Income Tax Credit.
2015
2018
Congressman James P. McGovern is named as the first recipient of the annual Children’s HealthWatch Champion award
2019
Dr. Eddie Ochoa testifies before the Committee on Education and Labor, US House of Representatives on the health benefits of federal child nutrition programs
2019
Release of Pathways to Stable Homes report and event amplifying key findings for reducing promoting housing stability through refundable tax credits, child care investment, and eviction prevention
2019
Publication of key research documenting the health effects of losing SNAP or having SNAP benefits reduced as a result of increasing income in the journal Health Affairs
2019
Dr. Ana Poblacion testifies before the Massachusetts Board of Early Education and Care on the importance of high-quality affordable child care for young children and families
2019
Significant investment of state funding for free tax preparation sites in Massachusetts following successful advocacy by the Healthy Families EITC Coalition
2019
Children’s HealthWatch launches the “Let’s Make Change Happen” video series
2019
Publication of research on the health benefits of SNAP participation for families with young children in the Journal of Preventive Medicine
2020
Dr. Megan Sandel invited to testify before the Committee on Financial Services, US House of Representatives on proposed changes to fair housing
2020
Launch of the Equity Town Hall series
2020
Housing Prescriptions as Health Care study findings published in Health Affairs
2020 and beyond
Release of evidence-based policy proposals for an equitable response to the needs of families with young children during the pandemic and ongoing advocacy to amplify key policy changes
2020
Allison Bovell-Ammon invited to testify before the Committee on Ways and Means, US House of Representatives on tax relief to support workers and families during the COVID-19 pandemic
2020
Launch of the Children’s HealthWatch COVID-19 Follow-up Study, longitudinal study documenting impact of COVID-19 and pandemic relief benefits on families with young children
2021
Launch of Children’s HealthWatch 2.0 survey in REDCap consisting of a core survey and randomized modules designed to collect robust data on the experiences of families with young children
2021
Children’s HealthWatch successfully advocates for key investments and policy changes in the American Rescue Plan Act
2021
Children’s HealthWatch and Boston Medical Center co-host press event with Senator Ed Markey calling for an expansion of the Child Tax Credit
2022
Dr. Maureen Black testifies before Committee on the Budget, US House of Representatives on the benefits of WIC
2022
Publication of research on the impact of evictions on health and well-being in the journal Pediatrics
2022
Drs. Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba and Megan Sandel invited to attend the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and Children’s HealthWatch commitment for the Conference featured in a White House fact sheet
2022
President Biden cites research co-authored by Children’s HealthWatch on the benefits of the Child Tax Credit in reducing food insufficiency during a speech at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
2023
Healthy Families Tax Credits Coalition launches