Akansha Batra
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Karasek D, Batra A, Baer R, Chambers Butcher B, Feuer S, Fuchs J, et al.
BMC Public Health
. 2023 Nov;
23(1):2180.
PMID: 37936102
Background: The largest poverty alleviation program in the US is the earned income tax credit (EITC), providing $60 billion to over 25 million families annually. While research has shown positive...
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Chiang A, Batra A, Hamad R
Prev Med
. 2023 Sep;
175:107717.
PMID: 37776907
Introduction: The 2021 temporary expansion of the U.S. Child Tax Credit (CTC) was a potent policy that addressed poverty as a critical social determinant of health. Yet policies can only...
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Guan A, Batra A, Seligman H, Hamad R
Matern Child Health J
. 2023 Jun;
27(10):1795-1810.
PMID: 37286848
Introduction: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is among the largest U.S. social safety net programs. Although strong evidence exists regarding the benefits of WIC,...
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Batra A, Jackson K, Hamad R
Health Aff (Millwood)
. 2023 Jan;
42(1):74-82.
PMID: 36623218
The US Congress temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide economic assistance for families with children. Although formerly the CTC provided $2,000 per child...
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Effects of the revised WIC food package on women's and children's health: a quasi-experimental study
Guan A, Batra A, Hamad R
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
. 2022 Nov;
22(1):806.
PMID: 36324108
Background: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was revised in 2009 to be more congruent with national dietary guidelines. There is limited research examining effects...
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Batra A, Karasek D, Hamad R
Womens Health Issues
. 2021 Oct;
32(1):26-32.
PMID: 34654624
Objective: We examined whether the largest U.S. poverty alleviation program for families, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), has different associations with birthweight among women of different racial backgrounds. Design:...
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Shields-Zeeman L, Collin D, Batra A, Hamad R
J Epidemiol Community Health
. 2021 May;
75(10):929-935.
PMID: 33990398
Background: Although research has repeatedly demonstrated the association between poverty, mental health, and health behaviours, there is limited evidence on the effects of interventions to improve these outcomes by addressing...
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Collin D, Shields-Zeeman L, Batra A, White J, Tong M, Hamad R
Soc Sci Med
. 2021 Mar;
276:113274.
PMID: 33740636
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is the largest U.S. poverty alleviation program for families with children, and state EITC policies provide a modest supplement to the federal program. Yet...
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Batra A, Hamad R
Ann Epidemiol
. 2021 Feb;
58:15-21.
PMID: 33621630
Purpose: Child poverty is associated with worsened health, although there is limited research on whether U.S. poverty alleviation policies improve children's health. We examined the short-term effects of the earned...
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Guan A, Hamad R, Batra A, Bush N, Tylavsky F, LeWinn K
Pediatrics
. 2021 Jan;
147(2).
PMID: 33495370
Background And Objectives: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), one of the largest US safety net programs, was revised in 2009 to be more congruent...