Leveraging the social determinants of health: what works?

LA Taylor, AX Tan, CE Coyle, C Ndumele, E Rogan… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
We summarized the recently published, peer-reviewed literature that examined the impact of
investments in social services or investments in integrated models of health care and social …

Variation in health outcomes: the role of spending on social services, public health, and health care, 2000–09

EH Bradley, M Canavan, E Rogan, K Talbert-Slagle… - Health …, 2016 - healthaffairs.org
Although spending rates on health care and social services vary substantially across the
states, little is known about the possible association between variation in state-level health …

Early childhood WIC participation, cognitive development and academic achievement

MI Jackson - Social science & medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
For the 22% of American children who live below the federal poverty line, and the additional
23% who live below twice that level, nutritional policy is part of the safety net against hunger …

Unconditional prenatal income supplement and birth outcomes

MD Brownell, MJ Chartier, NC Nickel, D Chateau… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: This study included all mother–newborn pairs (2003–2010) in Manitoba,
Canada, where the mother received prenatal social assistance, the infant was born in the …

Food insecurity is associated with greater acute care utilization among HIV-infected homeless and marginally housed individuals in San Francisco

SD Weiser, A Hatcher, EA Frongillo, D Guzman… - Journal of general …, 2013 - Springer
Background Food insecurity, or the uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate, safe
foods, has been associated with poor HIV outcomes. There are few data on the extent to …

Association of special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children with preterm birth and infant mortality

S Soneji, H Beltrán-Sánchez - JAMA network open, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Nearly 4 in 10 expectant mothers in the United States received Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits during …

The impact of WIC on birth outcomes: new evidence from South Carolina

L Sonchak - Maternal and child health journal, 2016 - Springer
Objectives To investigate the impact of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) on a variety of infant health outcomes using recent …

Measuring the impact and outcomes of maternal child health federal programs

YJ Taylor, MA Nies - Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2013 - Springer
Improving maternal and child health is a key objective of the United Nations' Millennium
Development Goals and the Healthy People goals for improving the health of Americans …

An unconditional prenatal income supplement is associated with improved birth and early childhood outcomes among First Nations children in Manitoba, Canada: a …

JE Enns, NC Nickel, M Chartier, D Chateau… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In Manitoba, Canada, low-income pregnant women are eligible for the
Healthy Baby Prenatal Benefit, an unconditional income supplement of up to CAD 81/month …

Duration of breastfeeding and childhood obesity: a generalized propensity score approach

M Jiang, EM Foster - Health Services Research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate the effect of breastfeeding duration on childhood obesity. Data Source
The C hild D evelopment S upplement (CDS) of the P anel S tudy of I ncome D ynamics …