Season 3 · Episode 287
287 - A COVID-19 Silver Lining: The Child Tax Credit and Other Game-Changing Programs for Families in the American Rescue Plan Act
Public Health On Call · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
April 1, 202115m 37s
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Show Notes
The American Rescue Plan Act, meant to help the country dig its way out of the pandemic's disastrous economic effects, has some benefits that could be long-term game-changers for children and families. Bruce Lesley, president of the bipartisan advocacy group First Focus on the Children, talks with Stephanie Desmon about the Child Tax Credit's potential to cut child poverty by 45%.
KEYWORDS: child health; social determinants of health; policy