Guest Writer
Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba is the Research and Policy Director for Children’s HealthWatch, a non-partisan pediatric research and policy network focused on improving the health and development of young children by informing policies that address and alleviate economic hardships, like hunger, trouble keeping the heat or lights on, or unstable housing. In this role, she oversees the network’s data collection, research and preparation of publications. She has co-authored more than 65 research and policy publications on a variety of subjects from food to housing to health care. She collaborates extensively with policymakers and advocacy organizations to disseminate Children’s HealthWatch original research. Prior to joining Children’s HealthWatch, Ms. Ettinger de Cuba worked at Project Bread – the Walk for Hunger, a statewide anti-hunger organization in Massachusetts. There, she focused on SNAP (formerly food stamps) policy and outreach and was the evaluator and interim project director for USDA grants to develop and pilot Massachusetts’ first SNAP website and online application. Ms. Ettinger de Cuba previously worked for the Agricultural Health Study at the University of Iowa, College of Public Health and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia focused on small-scale agriculture and nutrition and hygiene education.
Ms. Ettinger de Cuba received her BA from the University of Michigan and her MPH in International Health from Boston University School of Public Health, where she is also currently a doctoral candidate in Health Services Research.
Do you remember the last time your insurance denied payment for a visit or procedure you had? Or your gym double charged you for your membership fee? What did you do? Did you sit back and say – “Well, they must know better than me – I’ll just accept their decision.” Or did you call up and say, “Excuse me, but I believe there has been an error and I’d like you to fix it.” My guess is, you did the latter. What you did was advocate for yourself.
Guest Writer
Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba is the Research and Policy Director for Children’s HealthWatch, a non-partisan pediatric research and policy network focused on improving the health and development of young children by informing policies that address and alleviate economic hardships, like hunger, trouble keeping the heat or lights on, or unstable housing. In this role, she oversees the network’s data collection, research and preparation of publications. She has co-authored more than 65 research and policy publications on a variety of subjects from food to housing to health care. She collaborates extensively with policymakers and advocacy organizations to disseminate Children’s HealthWatch original research. Prior to joining Children’s HealthWatch, Ms. Ettinger de Cuba worked at Project Bread – the Walk for Hunger, a statewide anti-hunger organization in Massachusetts. There, she focused on SNAP (formerly food stamps) policy and outreach and was the evaluator and interim project director for USDA grants to develop and pilot Massachusetts’ first SNAP website and online application. Ms. Ettinger de Cuba previously worked for the Agricultural Health Study at the University of Iowa, College of Public Health and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia focused on small-scale agriculture and nutrition and hygiene education.
Ms. Ettinger de Cuba received her BA from the University of Michigan and her MPH in International Health from Boston University School of Public Health, where she is also currently a doctoral candidate in Health Services Research.
