Children In Families With Reduced Welfare Benefits Show Higher Rates Of Hospitalization & Food Insecurity

August 5, 2002

Children In Families With Reduced Welfare Benefits Show Higher Rates of Hospitalization & Food Insecurity

Infants and toddlers in families whose welfare benefits were reduced or eliminated by 1996 welfare sanctions have higher rates of hospitalization and household food insecurity, according to a study in the July 2002 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Conducted by the Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP), the study, entitled, The Impact of Welfare Sanctions on the Health of Infants and Toddlers, suggests that that unintended consequences of welfare reform may jeopardize the health of an . . .