ASSIGNMENT
Examine a safety net program or legal protection that supports health, analyze the role and adequacy of the program in addressing social determinants of health; promoting population health, and reducing health disparities; and describe the gaps in the program/protection.
Choose one of the following:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Social Security Insurance (SSI)
Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Medicaid
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
National School Breakfast and School Lunch Programs
Housing assistance (public housing or Section 8) through HUD
Examine a safety net program or legal protection that supports health, analyze the role and adequacy of the program in addressing social determinants of health; promoting population health, and reducing health disparities.
