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Center for Health Policy | Podcast

How WIC, Medicaid, and SNAP Support Children’s Health

June 11, 2026 | Charles W. Mathias, Heidi Russell
A child eats an apple in the garden.

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Charles W. Mathias

Fellow in Health Policy | Director, Texas Consortium for the Non-Medical Drivers of Health, Center for Health Policy

Heidi Russell

Director, Center for Health Policy, L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy, Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy

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About the Episode

Heidi Russell speaks with Charles W. Mathias about the link between pediatric nutrition and healthcare financing. The conversation explores how better alignment between Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC could improve health outcomes and reduce long-term costs for the state of Texas.

This conversation was recorded on May 4, 2026.

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Mentioned in this episode:

  • Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
  • “Aligning Food Health Policy in Texas”

About ‘Child Health Advocacy + Policy’

Clear, expert-informed conversations on child health and the policies that shape children’s lives, hosted by Heidi Russell, director of the Baker Institute Center for Health Policy.

 

 

This material may be quoted or reproduced without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given to the author and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The views expressed herein are those of the individual author(s), and do not necessarily represent the views of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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