Advocacy
The Children's Health Fund, through the clinical experience of the National Program of Children's Health Projects, works to convey the unique health needs of medically underserved children, families, and advocates for the best public policies that can address those needs.
Read about and access our archives of advocacy and related research publications, below. For more information, please send e-mail to: advocacy@childrenshealthfund.org
Letter to the President and Congress in support of including health benefits for children and their families in immigration reform
in coalition with other advocates, March 7, 2013
Letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding ACA essential health benefits proposed rule
in coalition with other advocates, February 21, 2013
Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding CHIP waiting periods proposed ACA rule
in coalition with other advocates, February 21, 2013
Letter to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding ACA essential health benefits regulation
in coalition with other advocates, December 26, 2012
Letter to Congress urging them to keep child focused provisions in the final Hurricane Sandy Relief legislation
in coalition with other advocates, December 21, 2012
Letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding ACA essential health benefits regulation
in coalition with other advocates, December 21, 2012
Still in Peril: The Continuing Impact of Poverty and Policy On America’s Most Vulnerable Children
Children's Health Fund, October 2, 2012
Letter from CHF Co-founder and President, along with other leading child advocates, to Governor Romney urging him to articulate how he plans to address to childhood poverty if he is elected president
in coalition with other advocates, Sept 4th, 2012
Letter from CHF Co-founder and President, along with other leading child advocates, to President Obama urging him to articulate how he plans to address to childhood poverty if he is re-elected
in coalition with other advocates, Sept 4th, 2012
Letter to President Obama Urging a Fix to the "Family Glitch" ACA Regulation
in coalition with other advocates, July 26, 2012
Letter to Congress urging funding for emergency medical services for children
in coalition with other advocates, March 20, 2012
Letter to Congress urging a fix to the "family glitch" ACA regulation
in coalition with other advocates, March 7, 2012
The Enhanced Medical Home for Medically Underserved Children
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, March 2012
Health Information Technology and Electronic Health Records
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, March 2012
Amicus Brief regarding ACA's Medicaid expansion
in coalition with other advocates, February 15th, 2012
Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the ACA essential health benefits regulation
in coalition with other advocates, January 31, 2012
CHF Comments to the Department of Health and Human Services Pertaining to the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act
September 28, 2011
Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding pediatric dental benefits
in coalition with other advocates, September 27, 2011
Letter to Congress in support of sustaining safety net programs for America’s children
in coalition with other advocates, July 19, 2011
Medicaid Block Grant Proposal: What It Means for Kids
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, June 2011
Preserving Health Care Reform Law Benefits for Kids: Maintenance of Effort Provisions
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, June 2011
Children Under Siege: Safeguarding Provisions for Children in the New Health Law
A Children’s Health Fund Special Report, March 2011
More Than Five Million Children In Danger of Losing Access to Health Care Insurance
Press Release, January 18, 2011
Turning the Corner? Improving the Health of Detroit’s Children
Children's Health Fund, December 6, 2010
Letter from CHF Co-Founders Urging Senator to Vote Against an Amendment to Weaken Health Prevention Provision in Health Reform Law
Children's Health Fund, September 10, 2010
Letter from CHF Co-Founders Urging Senator to Vote Against an Amendment to Weaken Health Prevention Provision in Health Reform Law, Sept 10, 2010
Legacy of Katrina: The Impact of a Flawed Recovery on Vulnerable Children of the Gulf Coast. A Five Year Status Report
Children’s Health Fund and The National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health August 23, 2010
Children’s Health Fund and The National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. August 23, 2010
Addressing Tranportation as a Barrier to Care
Children's Health Fund, August 2010
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, August 2010
Statement by Irwin Redlener, MD, President, Children's Health Fund on President Obama's Signing of First Piece of Health Care Reform Legislation
Statement, March 22, 2010
Letter in support of child preventive health provisions
In coalition with other advocates, December 8, 2009
Reforming Disaster Case Management: National Lessons from Louisiana
A roundtable on recovery hosted by Children's Health Fund, December 2009, Louisiana State University
Report and Recommendations from Disaster Case Management in Louisiana: A Roundtable on Recovery from Hurricane Katrina, Rita, Gustav & Ike.
CHF's Policy Brief on Health Care Reform, Health Reform 2009: What's In It For Kids?
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, December 2009
REPORT CARD: Child Health Provisions in Congressional Health Reform. Senate Bill.
Children's Health Fund, November 23, 2009
REPORT CARD: Child Health Provisions in Congressional Health Reform. House Bill.
Children's Health Fund, November 11, 2009
Letter in support of key children’s coverage provisions
In coalition with other advocates, October 22, 2009
Letter in support of provisions to improve the oral health of children
In coalition with other advocates, October 15, 2009
The Recession and Child Health Access: Why 21 Million Uninsured Kids and Young Americans Can’t Wait for Health Care Reform
April 16, 2009
Letter in support of expanding healthcare coverage to legal immigrant children
In coalition with other advocates, July 28, 2009
Letter from CHF President, Dr. Irwin Redlener, to Congressional Leadership on Health Care Reform,
July 17, 2009
Letter in support of provisions to improve health coverage and care for children
In coalition with other advocates, July 14, 2009
The Recession Generation: Detroit's Children at the Center of the Nation's Economic Crisis
April 2009
Health Information Technology and Electronic Health Records
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, April 2009
Establishment of a White House Office on Children and Youth
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, April 2009
The Economic Crisis and the Health, Well-Being and Security of New York’s Children and Families
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, March 2009
Legacy of Shame: The On-going Public Healthy Disaster of Children Struggling in Post-Katrina Louisiana
Revised January 12, 2009
State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP)
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, January 2009
The Enhanced Medical Home for Medically Underserved Children
Children's Health Fund Policy Brief, January 2009
Medically involved infants and toddlers in the Early Intervention Program: Implications for policy.
Roy Grant, MA, and Molly Nozyce, PhD. American Public Health Association, October 25-29, 2008. San Diego, CA.
The 2008 American Preparedness Project: Why Parents May Not Heed Evacuation Orders &What Emergency Planners, Families and Schools Need to Know
Annual Survey of the American Public by the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The Children's Health Fund Survey administered by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. September 2008
Childhood Obesity and Its Consequences: Nutrition, Activity and the Role of the Health Care Provider.
Jan 2002
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) has reached epidemic proportions - particularly among
African-American and Hispanic children living in poverty. For most newly diagnosed children,
T2DM is associated with obesity. The Children=s Health Fund is committed to public health
action to prevent overweight and obesity, and in so doing prevent T2DM. For children at risk, we
must develop more effective screening and earlier intervention to limit the often devastating
consequences of diabetes, which may include eye disorders such as blindness, cataracts and
glaucoma; circulatory disorders and heart disease; nerve damage; toe, foot and leg amputations;
and kidney failure.
Academic Publications
Articles published in peer-reviewed journals
Conference Presentations
Presentations, papers and posters based on our research and findings
Advocacy
White papers and letters
Health Education Materials
Clinically-approved, low-literacy materials in English and Spanish for children and their families
