Diaper Need Met Among Low-Income US Children Younger Than 4 Years in 2016
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Objectives. To document the collective effort of diaper banks in the United States and to estimate the percentage of low-income children whose diaper need is met through these efforts. Methods. For each state, we compared the number of children younger than 4 years in families living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level with the number of children served by diaper banks in each state. We collected data reporting all 2016 activities from diaper banks (n = 262) via survey from January to March 2017. Results. In each state, the percentage of children experiencing diaper need that received assistance from a diaper bank ranged from 0% to 16% per month. Conclusions. The findings from this study highlight that a small proportion of low-income families accessed diapers through the existing community-based safety net provided by a national network of nonprofit diaper banks. Public Health Implications. Policies at the federal, state, and municipal level are needed to alleviate this consequence of poverty for children and their families
Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Low income · Population · Poverty · Poverty level · Poverty rate · Public health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Neonatal skin health care · Nursing
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