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[Title] Food Stamps and Immigrant Families: How Health Care Workers Can… [Author] David Kane [Year] 2008 [Publication Type] Field Reports [Community Focus] Children, Families, Immigrants, Service Providers [Location] Boston, Domestic, Massachusetts [Description] Food Stamps and Immigrant Families: How Health Care Workers Can Improve Child Health makes the case for food stamps as a tool to improve the health of… Read more [Affiliation] Emerson Fellow [Body] 
Food Stamps and Immigrant Families How Health Care Workers Can Promote Child February Authors This report was prepared David Kane Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow MedicalLegal Partnership for Children Boston Medical Center Significant contributions were made these MLPC staff members JoseAlberto Betances Local Director Cristina Dacchille Equal Justice Works GeorgeMarie Jasmin MPH Income Supports Attorney Samantha Morton Deputy Support input also provided the following friends Pat Baker Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Stephanie Ettinger Cuba Childrens Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program Acknowledgements The development this possible generosity law firm McDermott Will Emery whose office makes MLPCs Energy Clinic want thank Rebekah Knapp advancing vision operations are equally grateful Project HEALTH dedicating volunteers Our work would not without our BMCbased collaborators especially researchers CSNAP have been supported Bank America Bar Foundation Mary John McCarthy Department Public Paul Phyllis Fireman State Street Challenge Barriers immigrant households make estimated one out every four lowincome children United Statesi Nearly half live below poverty line compared with only nonimmigrant householdsii More likely struggle food insecurity lack health care crowded housing conditions homes suffer from common problems higher frequency relation their peers citizenheaded among leads Poor emergency hospitalizations Nutrient deficiencies Learning developmental deficits Emotional behavioral problemsiii Despite rates medical vulnerability families less receive benefits like stamps other factors driving phenomenon include Stigma about federal programs Fear negative changes immigration status Misinformation eligibility Lack services native languagesiv Heat Eat With rising costs home energy utilities parents frequently unable satisfy even most basic needs Federal research shows that poor familiesmany them householdsoffset through decreasing amount money they spend foodv Some must forgo heating cooling during extreme weather months order put table lower familys income greater percentage total wages spent result affected face decrease caloric intake well series potential risksvi Share Fair yrs natives immigrants These responses contrasted reports good very excellent Source ReardonAnderson Jane Randy Capps Michael Fix WellBeing Assessing New Federalism Policy Brief Washington Urban LowIncome Poverty Rates Age FPL under age ages Jason Ost Reardon Anderson Jeffrey Passel Young Immigrants limited uncertain access enough nutritious foodviii Compared citizens more than twice reported fair healthvii About Stamp helps purchase need stay healthy Participants enrolled program use electronic transfer EBT card much debit certain items supermarkets local stores Anybody can apply but final depends both financial nonfinancial Immigration household size expenses assets all considered legal eligible others While exact benefit amounts vary could maximum per monthix majority stamp benefitsnearly disproportionately low householdsx Prescription Better critical difference childs overall Providing extra normally cannot afford allow nutrients Recent has shown citizen did stampsxi And positive just biological receiving found achieve results academic exams supplementing foods brings closer achieving balance between feeding young immigrantsxiii Participation Eligible Receiving All Cunnyngham Karen Princeton Mathematica Research Inc Effective Response model unites advocates workers clinical setting promote wellbeing address including education safety Doctors nurses social frontline screen determinants When obstacles identified such denial application contact advocate colleagues respond training teams recognize making advocacy available promotes early identification elimination threaten patient Case Study Centers Recognizing growing patients seen BMC combines power professionals secure utility supports patientfamilies During routine pediatric appointments ask circumstances accessing challenges paying bills clinicians refer family advise submit spot They then track beginning end ensuring applicants treated fairly decisions follow state regulations Advocates assist discounts shutoff protection accounts freeing cumulatively received over month Uniquely Poised Identify play role addressing given trusting relationship exists patientsxiv fact focus groups indicated pediatrician trusted messenger delivering information welfare public benefitsxv Additionally return see when stopped themselves For reasons uniquely positioned issues preventivelyxvi express hesitation fear exam room position encourage which entitled best way help reach childrenxvii Barry Zuckerman Chief Pediatrics monthly awarded came into concerns decided after being reassured affect Are you ends meet Does your always eat having any troubles THE NUMBER SCREE NING QUE STIONS Misconceptions often discourage applying ules here xviii fiction States cant get undocumented provide own security number speak English people who will authorities shouldnt because Ill pay back harm sponsor declared charge impact chances obtaining green becoming Many general held five years child disabilityrelated admitted humanitarian may able hold cards regardless legally present Undocumented some person parent behalf give necessary find interpreters bring friend member speaks states applications multiple languages Simply asking living offices verify remove yourself dont documents Other still Nobody anything government unless incorrect although Getting should ability citizenship naturalization prevent traveling outside returning successfully reflect insufficient relatives come Please details clarification eferences Robin Koralek Katherine Lotspeich Pamela Holcomb Implementation Farm Bills Legal Restorations Final Report Agriculture Service Haskins Ron Mark Greenberg Shawn Frems tad Room Common Ground Future iii effects Impact Insecurity Development Black Latino Protecting Color Joint Political Economic Studies RoseJacobs Ruth Household Associations AtRisk Infant Toddler detailed studies barriers Mastman Katy Closer Look ImmigrantAccess Elizabeth Almas Sayeed Access InDepth Analysis York Citys Communities Estimates Unmet Need FoodChange Bhattacharya Jayanta Thomas Deleire Steven Haider Janet Currie Cold Weather Shocks American Cambridge Bureau June Frank Deborah Kennedy Joseph Dilemma Globe Oct School Medicine East Newton Vose oston wwwmlpforchildrenorg BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL MEDICINE vii Hardship Among Findings Survey Americas viii Nord Margaret Andrews Carlson Security Fact Sheet Resources Benefits Nov Almanac Chicago Second Harvest Perry Avi Cook Perspective xii Frongillo Edward Diana Jyoti Sonya Jones Associated Academic Journal xiii xiv attitudes concerning Lawton Ellen Hansen Pediatric Emergency Needs Status October Publication forthcoming Private Industry Council Mayors Office Jobs Community Welfare Work Outreach Campaign Focus Groups xvi Family Advocacy Collaborative Management Information Exchange xvii Myths Facts March
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