biostudies-literatureUnknown3(4)Rokicki SChildhood poverty can affect health and development across the life course. Access to social safety net programs may alleviate poverty-related hardships like food insecurity among low-income families, yet many eligible households do not enroll. We used a randomized controlled trial (<i>n</i> = 5670) to evaluate the impact of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) home visiting program during pregnancy and the first 2 years after delivery on take-up of social programs including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The NFP services were funded as part of a Medicaid Section 1915(b) waiver in South Carolina. We found that NFP participants were more likely to be enrolled in SNAP or WIC during pregnancHealth affairs scholarqxaf038https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11964293biostudies-literatureImpact of nurse home visiting on take-up of social safety net programs in a Medicaid population.PMC11964293Bates MAZhou RAMcConnell MABaicker KRokicki SOviedo DPerreault NfalseImpact of nurse home visiting on take-up of social safety net programs in a Medicaid population.Childhood poverty can affect health and development across the life course. Access to social safety net programs may alleviate poverty-related hardships like food insecurity among low-income families, yet many eligible households do not enroll. We used a randomized controlled trial (<i>n</i> = 5670) to evaluate the impact of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) home visiting program during pregnancy and the first 2 years after delivery on take-up of social programs including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The NFP services were funded as part of a Medicaid Section 1915(b) waiver in South Carolina. We found that NFP participants were more likely to be enrolled in SNAP or WIC during pregnanc2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Apr2026-05-23T03:11:20.81Z2025-07-01T03:05:35.549ZS-EPMC119642934017746910.1093/haschl/qxaf038