Characterizing the Landscape of Safety Net Programs and Policies in California during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Jackson, K.E.; Yeb, J.; Gosliner, W.; Fernald, L.C.H.; Hamad, R. Characterizing the Landscape of Safety Net Programs and Policies in California during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2747. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052747
Jackson KE, Yeb J, Gosliner W, Fernald LCH, Hamad R. Characterizing the Landscape of Safety Net Programs and Policies in California during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(5):2747. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052747
Chicago/Turabian StyleJackson, Kaitlyn E., Joseph Yeb, Wendi Gosliner, Lia C. H. Fernald, and Rita Hamad. 2022. "Characterizing the Landscape of Safety Net Programs and Policies in California during the COVID-19 Pandemic" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 5: 2747. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052747