Eviction in early childhood and neighborhood poverty, food security, and obesity in later childhood and adolescence: Evidence from a longitudinal birth cohort

• Main Authors: Kathryn M. Leifheit (Author), Gabriel L. Schwartz (Author), Craig E. Pollack (Author), Maureen M. Black (Author), Kathryn J. Edin (Author), Keri N. Althoff (Author), Jacky M. Jennings (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Eviction affects a substantial share of U.S. children, but its effects on child health are largely unknown. Our objectives were to examine how eviction relates to 1) children's health and sociodemographic characteristics at birth, 2) neighborhood poverty and food security at age 5, and 3) obesi...