In the News: Colleen Heflin
The Social and Community Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic
"The Social and Community Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic," co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in The ANNALS of the Academy of Political and Social Science.
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Food Security, Longevity, Opioids, U.S. Health Policy, United States
The OxyContin® Reformulation in 2010 Increased States’ Food Insecurity Rates
Poor Children Have Lower Literacy Skills than their Higher-Income Peers
Children in low-income families who participate in food and income support programs (such as SNAP and TANF) have lower literacy skills in kindergarten than those who do not participate in these programs.
Food Insecurity and the Opioid Crisis
"Food Insecurity and the Opioid Crisis," co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs, and postdoctoral research scholar Xiaohan Sun, was published in the ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
See related: Addiction, Food Security, Opioids, United States
Poor Children Have Lower Literacy Skills than their Higher-Income Peers
This study finds that children in households that participate in more than one social assistance program (such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs, and Free or Reduced-Price Lunch) have lower literacy skills when they enter kindergarten than children whose households participate in fewer or no social programs.
Heflin Comments on New Study Linking Cognitive Decline, Food Insufficiency in Medical News Today
“Unfortunately,” says Colleen Heflin, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs, “my own work suggests that cognitive decline can act as a barrier to SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] participation among older adults eligible for the program, due to the difficult administrative processes associated with demonstrating program eligibility.”
See related: Aging, Food Security, Nutrition, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Heflin Quoted in New York Times Article on the Impact of Increasing Food Prices on Seniors
“The lack of access to food can make older Americans more socially isolated,” says Colleen Heflin, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Aging, Food Security, United States
Heflin Discusses Food Insecurity Among Military Families on Military Times Podcast
"Recent data from the Department of Defense indicates that one in four service members were food insecure at the end of 2020," says Colleen Heflin, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Food Security, United States
Inequality in Literacy Skills at Kindergarten Entry at the Intersections of Social Programs and Race
"Inequality in Literacy Skills at Kindergarten Entry at the Intersections of Social Programs and Race," co-authored by public administration and international affairs professors Michah Rothbart and Colleen Heflin, was published in Children and Youth Services Review.
See related: Civil Rights, Education, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice, U.S. Education
SNAP Participation, Medication Adherence Among Medicaid-Insured Older Adults with Hypertension
"Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation and Medication Adherence Among Medicaid-Insured Older Adults Living with Hypertension," co-authored by Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
See related: Aging, Food Security, U.S. Health Policy
Food Insecurity is a Common Problem for Military Service Members and their Families
This brief summarizes the key findings of a memorandum and discusses what can be done to improve food security among active-duty military members and their families.
Heflin Discusses Seniors’ Use of Food Benefits, Impact on Memory Decline in Neurology Today Article
"Screening for food insecurity can at least provide the clinician some sense of the risks their patients might be facing and their potential negative health consequences," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Aging, Food Security, Health Policy, Nutrition
Older Adults on SNAP Experience Gaps in Benefits
Limited Cognitive Ability May Reduce SNAP Participation among Older Adults
Expansions in the U.S. Child Care and Development Block Grant Improved Program Stability
This brief summarizes the policy changes made in Virginia and describes how those changes improved child care subsidy stability and participation in that state.
Room to Grow: Examining Participation and Stability in Child Care Subsidies Using State Data
"Room to grow: examining participation and stability in child care subsidies using state administrative data," co-authored by Professor Colleen Heflin and M.P.A. student W. Clay Fannin, was published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
See related: Child & Elder Care
Heflin Explores Patterns of Earnings and Employment Based on Worker Characteristics in New Study
"Patterns of Earnings and Employment by Worker Sex, Race, and Ethnicity Using State Administrative Data: Results from a Sample of Workers Connected to Public Assistance Programs," co-authored by Professor Colleen Heflin, was published in Race and Social Problems.
See related: Civil Rights, Gender and Sex, Income, Labor, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice
Churn in the older adult SNAP population
See related: Health Policy
Material Hardship and the Living Arrangements of Older Adults
“Material Hardship and the Living Arrangements of Older Adults,” written by Colleen Heflin and Hannah Patnaik, was published in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
See related: Aging, Food Security
Heflin Discusses Teen Food Insecurity, Education on This Week in Sociological Perspective Podcast
Professor Colleen Heflin was interviewed on the This Week in Sociological Perspective podcast about her upcoming paper, "Exposure to Food Insecurity during Adolescence and Educational Attainment."
See related: Children, Adolescents, Food Security, Social Justice, U.S. Education, United States