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C-SNAP
88 E. Newton Street
Vose Hall 4th Floor
Room 423
Boston, MA 02118
phone: 617-638-5850
Fax: 617-638-5066
Email: info@c-snap.org
Informing Evidence-Based Policy Decisions that Prevent Child Hunger and Promote Children's Health
The Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program
(C-SNAP) is a unique, non-partisan research and public policy center dedicated to the health and nutrition of children ages 0 to 3. Led by a national network of pediatricians and public health researchers, the center collects data and produces original, timely research to inform policy decisions that prevent child hunger and promote children's health. C-SNAP's multi-site network has worked together since 1998 to continuously monitor the impact of public policy changes on the nutrition, health, and food security of low-income babies and toddlers in the United States.
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Latest News & Research
May 06, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer front page article quotes C-SNAP Principal Investigator, Mariana Chilton, on rising food costs and connections with obesity.
April 01, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer runs op-ed April 1 from C-SNAP Principal Investigators on impact of rising food prices on young children.
March 27, 2008
C-SNAP founder Dr. Deborah Frank speaks at MA Statewide Hunger Summit
March 05, 2008
C-SNAP founder Dr. Deborah Frank testifies before US Senate on importance of home energy assistance to health of low-income children.
February 04, 2008
Dr. John Cook and Dr. Deborah Frank publish article detailing connections between food insecurity, child health and development, and maternal depression.
December 14, 2007
No holiday for child hunger: new state-level data shows many children in America consistently lack access to basic nutrients
December 10, 2007
Baltimore Sun op-ed by Dr. Maureen Black, C-SNAP Baltimore Principal Investigator, makes the case for WIC program.
December 07, 2007
38 Senators use C-SNAP research to push for $1 billion in emergency energy assistance this winter
December 05, 2007
Boston Globe editorial uses Real Cost of a Healthy Diet findings to advocate for swift passage of new Farm Bill
November 30, 2007
Radio Boston talks energy and child health with C-SNAP Principal Investigators, Dr. Deborah Frank and Dr. John Cook.
November 16, 2007
C-SNAP Principal Investigator, Dr. John Cook, conducts first state-level analysis of child hunger in U.S.
October 22, 2007
Fall 2007 Spotlight: Energy Insecurity Research
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Resources
Latest Reports:
Fuel for Our Future
Oct. 22, 2007
Food Stamps As Medicine
Feb. 12, 2007
Latest Press:
Dr. Maureen Black and Dr. David Paige
Baltimore, MD
WIC is a wise investment in nation's future
Baltimore Sun
December 10, 2007
Dr. Deborah A. Frank and Joseph P. Kennedy II
Boston, MA
The Heat or Eat Dilemma
Boston Globe
October 21, 2007