Cristina Gago, PhD

Assistant Professor @BUSPH ☀️ Community-based research for nutrition promotion & chronic disease prevention

[Children's HealthWatch @ChildrensHW]

YES—monthly #ChildTaxCredit payments help protect families from global health, climate, and economic crises! Congress must expand the #CTC so families can have stability in the midst of chaos.

[Children's HealthWatch @ChildrensHW]

#WIC is a vital program that supports the health and well-being of babies and young children. #FundWIC

[Children's HealthWatch @ChildrensHW]

Our data shows that the expanded #ChildTaxCredit reduced food insufficiency rates by 25%. When the expansion expired, rates went back up by 26%.

The numbers don't lie: the expanded #CTC is critical in the fight against hunger.

Write a letter to Congress below.

[NYU General Internal Medicine @NYUGSOM_DGIMCI]

Important commentary and call to action for "seismic shift in our approach to improve diversity in health professions", need for "evidence-based interventions that can impact the systemic factors that have perpetuated the status quo"
@SandyZabarMD @drmelaniejay

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

Congress must fully fund #WIC to ensure every eligible low-income family can receive the healthy food they need to thrive. https://t.co/i4ReqZqP5I

[Charlie Roscoe, PhD @CharlieJRoscoe]

🚚🚐🚗✈️💥📣 New noise paper! 📣 Noise and incident cardiovascular disease risk in the nationwide US Nurses’ Health Study (1988-2018). We found a 4-7% increased CVD risk depending on the noise metric used. IMO higher risk in total US pop with better exposure assessment likely🫀

[Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba @stephanieedc]

So proud of @HealthyFamsTCC and so grateful to @MassGovernor and all the legislative champions for this landmark bill!! 🎉🎉

[Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger]

As the @WhiteHouse emphasized yesterday, #WIC would quickly run out of federal funding if the government shuts down, putting millions of pregnant people, new parents, and very young children who rely on WIC for healthy food at risk of being turned away. https://t.co/NaBGIXE6Az

[Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger]

Important update on #WIC funding ⬇️

[Children's HealthWatch @ChildrensHW]

New article in @washingtonpost about our recent CACFP paper (https://t.co/iudDlU2LS9). Expanding access to Child and Adult Care Food Programs would benefit young children, their families, and society as a whole. Read the article here: https://t.co/UNwxUSVxtT

[Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba @stephanieedc]

Thanks so much @OUPPolitics! Really concerning findings about the way that harsh and hostile political rhetoric and policy proposals can scare parents away from getting really important care for their children. @ChildrensHW

[Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger]

The first House Republican stopgap funding measure (CR) failed to fund #WIC at the level needed to provide the current science-based food benefit to all eligible people who seek to participate – and now, as they make further concessions, the cut is only getting deeper.

[Children's HealthWatch @ChildrensHW]

We produced a podcast for @ElsevierNews based on our new study, Child Care Feeding Programs Associated With Food Security and Health for Young Children From Families With Low Incomes.
Listen to the episode starring researchers @stephanieedc & Diana Cutts! https://t.co/MMU10VpTIS

[Children's HealthWatch @ChildrensHW]

🎉NEW STUDY:

Reduced health care utilization among young children of immigrants after Donald Trump's election and proposed public charge rule

By Children’s HealthWatch Executive Director @stephanieedc!

Learn more in this 🧵

[Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba @stephanieedc]

We know what works & did it. Study after study incl 3 of my own showed it worked. Then we rescinded the advance #CTC Predictable results: child poverty spiked. Wtaf. No professional words for this kind of stupidity. @megansandel described it well: https://t.co/lHDGK6H4nC

[joansalgeblake @joansalgeblake]

Excellent read by @BUSPH colleague @cm_gago. Access to a healthy diet with adequate food is a human right. How can you deprive children of this. @BUSargent @BU_Tweets @JBlankenshipRDN @MaryRussellRDN @eatrightMA @eatrightPRO @BuildUpRDNs https://t.co/l9Ryyq0NLU

[Children's HealthWatch @ChildrensHW]

New article by @cm_gago citing @ChildrensHW research on WIC. If Republican-backed House Bill 4368 is passed, benefits for >95k people in MA would be affected, removing access to a consistent, healthy diet. Congress must protect this evidence-driven policy. https://t.co/JeNs1KSc5K

[Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger]

Without more funding, we estimate the 600,000 new parents and very young children would be turned away from #WIC. https://t.co/d6A8UOp8qX

[Zoe Neuberger @zoeneuberger]

As the bill that funds #WIC moves to the Senate floor, these blogs with @Katie_Bergh explain why WIC needs a lot more funding before the final funding level is enacted to continue providing its current science-based food benefit to all eligible people who want to participate.

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

Next week, the Senate is set to consider #WIC funding.

Right now, the money isn't even enough to cover all eligible applicants.

Our @zoeneuberger has more on what policymakers can do to ensure ALL eligible applicants receive these crucial nutrition benefits.