ABC News Correspondent, John Berman, takes a walk with CHF President Irwin Redlener on a fault that runs underneath New York City. Recent events in Japan urge the question: Are we prepared?
For nearly 50 years, Medicaid has served as a health care safety net for the poor, reducing the burden on families during periods of individual and national economic hardship. One in three children nationwide currently relies on health services provided through Medicaid.
Yet, in response to serious budget shortfalls and anticipated increased Medicaid spending in the near term, politicians from at least five states have threatened to withdraw from the Medicaid program read more »
Dr. Sharon "PJ" Joseph, Medical Director, New York Children's Health Project, Community Pediatrics Program, provides her perspective on the news that Children’s Health Fund’s New York Program is the nation’s first mobile medical program to receive highest level of certification from National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Children’s Health Fund and Henry Ford Health System are launching a new health care program involving a mobile medical clinic, funded by the Idol Gives Back Foundation, that will provide comprehensive health care services to medically underserved children at schools and in community locations. Launch event features Sen. Debbie Stabenow and CHF Co-Founders Singer Paul Simon & Irwin Redlener, M.D.
"We all know the proverbial saying “It takes a village to raise a child”. As a community pediatrician I feel it is my duty and joy to be part of and contribute to a community in raising healthy children. I also feel responsible to look out for the well‐being of the entire community. If we, as community pediatricians, succeed, our children will raise our village." - Dr. Alina Olteanu
A new Webkinz Foundation‐sponsored mobile clinic brings medical services to underserved children and families in New Jersey.
New Jersey Children's Health Project provides access to health care services for New Jersey families regardless of their ability to pay. More then one‐third of the 77,000 children in Newark live in households with income levels below the federal poverty line.
Children should receive higher priority in disaster preparedness and response plans, according to the majority of people who took part in a recent survey conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Health Fund.
A new mobile health clinic is bringing a pediatrician to lower Plaquemines Parish, where doctors have been scarce for years and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has bitten deep into budgets while increasing stress.
Dr. Irwin Redlener, President, CHF, speaks to CNN's American Morning, live from New Orleans about research findings showing children still suffering emotionally from the 2005 disaster. Watch the video»
Dr. Irwin Redlener, President, CHF speaks to MSNBC's Morning Joe, live from the "Fight for Survival" Conference in New Orleans about Katrina, the status of children, and the impact on U.S. disaster policy. Watch the video»
Dr. Sharon "PJ" Joseph, Medical Director, New York Children's Health Project, Community Pediatrics Program, provides her perspective on the news that Children’s Health Fund’s
Children’s Health Fund and Henry Ford Health System are launching a 
Our very own Alina Olteanu, MD, PhD, FAAP, Medical Director of CHF’s 
A new Webkinz Foundation‐sponsored mobile clinic brings medical services to underserved children and families in New Jersey. 
