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Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP)

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Evaluator(s) Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team
Investigator(s) Deborah Frank (Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team)
Carol Berkowitz (Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team)
Maureen Black (Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team)
Diana Cutts (Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team)
Nieves Zaldivar (Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team)
Anne Skalicky (Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team)
Patrick Causey (Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team)
 
Domain Child/Family
Status Completed with continuing analysis
Duration May 1998 -
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Policy Analysis
Program/Policy Description To identify potential health impacts to children of current welfare and safety net policies. To increase understanding of the interaction between household food security and children's health. To gain understanding between six state welfare policies and their impact on child well being. To identify and direct services to families with children experiencing growth delays and undernutrition.
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Last Updated 12/06/04
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Anne Skalicky (skalicky@bu.edu)
Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team
715 Albany St, T4E
(T) (617) 638-5850
(F) (617) 638-5066
Submitter(s) Anne Skalicky (skalicky@bu.edu)
Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Research Team
715 Albany St, T4E
(T) (617) 638-5850
(F) (617) 638-5066

Populations Studied

Target Population Other
Subgroups Analyzed Recipients/participants/clients
Former recipients ("leavers")
Pregnant/parenting teens
Applicants
Single parent families
Persons diverted from welfare
Two-parent families
Low-wage workers
Immigrants
Sample Size and Unit The Population is comprised of all children utilizing emergency and acute medical care in the six medical centers approximately 20,000 children/per year. The interview sample is a consecutively enrolled cross-sectional convenience sample of approximately 4,000/year.
Execution 85% response rate

Sites Studied

Baltimore, MD;
Boston, MA;
Little Rock, AR;
Los Angeles County, CA;
Minneapolis, MN;
Washington, DC

 
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