The Mississippi Gulf Coast Children’s Health Project (MGCCHP) was established in response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Child health indicators rank Mississippi 50th in the nation. Pervasive barriers to care contributing to this include lack of transportation, lack of insurance, geographic isolation and financial instability; nearly one third of all children in Mississippi lived in poverty even before Hurricane Katrina. The MGCCHP is part of Children’s Health Fund’s Transportation Initiative, which enhances access to transportation to medical appointments for patients living in areas with deficiencies in public transportation.
