Consistent SNAP Participation Increases Preventative Health Care Visits for Infants

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Examines the connection between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and preventive care in an infant's first year of life. Uses data from a survey covering 51,551 first-born children of low-income mothers, ages 18 and older, who participated in SNAP and Medicaid in Missouri between 2006-2014. Features statistics including race and urban or rural residence.

Colleen Heflin, Irma Arteaga, Julia Stafford

11/2021

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Center for Aging and Policy Studies, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion

Benefit enrollment and application · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Medicaid · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Missouri