In the News: Colleen Heflin
Heflin, Lopoo, Boskovski study on behavioral interventions & SNAP recertification published in JBPA
Child Injuries and the Timing of SNAP Benefits Receipt
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is an important federal resource that provides nutritional assistance to low-income families. Timing of SNAP benefits can reduce childhood injuries.
Heflin, Lopoo study on child support income exclusion for SNAP published in Social Science Quarterly
See related: Food Security
Heflin study on material hardship, perceived stress and health in early adulthood published in AE
See related: Health Policy, Mental Health
Despair and Addiction
"Disability, obesity, and poor mental health all affect our long-term economic sustainability and social well-being. The underlying causes of many of these issues are deeply connected," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "Social scientists are in a prime position to identify underlying social, economic, and policy-related mechanisms, and strategies to mitigate them."
See related: Addiction, Longevity, Mental Health, Opioids, Promotions & Appointments, Rural Issues, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Housing Insecurity During the Coronavirus Response
COVID-19 has created numerous challenges for Americans in their ability to meet their basic needs. One specific economic challenge is the ability to pay mortgage or rent.
Food Insufficiency During the Coronavirus Response
The coronavirus pandemic has created widespread economic disruption, exacerbating American household food insufficiency.
Heflin study on childhood injuries, SNAP benefits published
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Dean’s Office, CPR fund summer project assistantships
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Heflin paper on material hardship among immigrants in the US published in PR&PR
Heflin receives two grants from UKCPR
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Heflin speaks about SNAP benefits, federal stimulus bill on NCPR
"The population that has the lowest income and has the least other sources of support have not been given any increase in the ability to provide food for their family," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Economic Policy, Food Security, United States
Heflin study on disability, immigration, and food insecurity published
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Complementary projects on food insecurity funded by Russell Sage
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Heflin codirects project funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Heflin paper on administrative churn in SNAP published in Medical Care
Heflin weighs in on cuts to food stamp program in CBS News article
"Given that we are having a real sort of rescaling of mortality in this country as a whole, to think about cutting anything that supports health and an associated reduction of mortality is a real mistake," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Food Security, Longevity, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Heflin discusses new SNAP study with Huffington Post, PBS, Common Dreams
See related: Food Security, Longevity, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Heflin study links SNAP to lower risk of premature death for US adults
Heflin study on the effect of SNAP on mortality published in Health Affairs