The following links are provided for informational purposes and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Children's Health Fund or The Children's Health Fund National Network.
United States President
http://www.whitehouse.gov/United States Senate
http://www.senate.gov/United States House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
http://www.dhhs.gov/DHHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
The Department of Health and Human Services department that administers Medicare and Medicaid
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DHHS Health Resource Service Administration (HRSA)
HRSA works to assure the availability of quality health care to low income, uninsured, isolated, vulnerable and special needs populations and meets their unique health care needs.
http://www.hrsa.gov/Center for Mental Health Services
Division of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the DHHS
http://www.samhsa.gov/Federal Register
The General Printing office disseminates the official text of Federal laws; Presidential documents; administrative regulations and notices; and descriptions of Federal organizations, programs and activities.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.htmlThomas
Federal legislative information as provided by the Library of Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov/New York Governor
http://www.state.ny.us/governor/New York State Senate
http://www.senate.state.ny.usNew York State Assembly
http://www.assembly.state.ny.usNew York State Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/New York City Council
http://www.nyccouncil.infoNew York City Mayor
http://www.nyc.gov/mayorNew York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/New York City Department of Homeless Services
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dhs/html/home/home.shtmlAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
Membership organization committed the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
http://www.aap.org/American Diabetes Association
Health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy
http://www.diabetes.org/American Heart Association
Organization with a mission to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
http://www.heart.org/Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people.
http://www.cbpp.org/Children's Dental Health Project
The Children's Dental Health Project advances policies that improve children's access to oral health.
http://www.cdhp.org/Children's Health Matters
Sponsored by health care providers including hospitals; outreach program to facilitate enrollment in Medicaid and SCHIP in the states and to ensure quality health care.
http://www.childrenshealthmatters.org/Citizen's Committee for Children of New York
Advocacy group focused on families and children in New York
http://www.cccnewyork.org/Covering Kids and Families
Advocacy group works to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults who are eligible for public health care coverage programs but not enrolled through statewide projects in 46 states and the District of Columbia and more than 140 local community projects
http://www.coveringkids.org/Council of State Governments
Bi-partisan state organization representing state governments
http://www.csg.org/Every Child Matters
National nonprofit organization devoted to improving the lives of children and families by advocating for better public policy during federal and state campaigns.
http://www.everychildmatters.orgFamilies USA
Nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health†care for all Americans.
http://www.familiesusa.org/International Mobile Health Association
The International Mobile Health Association is dedicated to the development, enhancement, and implementation of global mobile health services that promote access to health care.
www.internationalmobilehealthassociation.org
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Represents state public health leaders and others working to improve the health and well being of women, children, youth and families, including those with special health care needs.
http://www.amchp.org/National Association of State Medicaid Directors
Bipartisan, professional, nonprofit organization of representatives of state Medicaid agencies
http://www.nasmd.org/The Children's Defense Fund
Non-profit children's advocacy group
http://www.childrensdefense.org/The Children's Defense Fund: New York
Non-profit children's advocacy group, New York Chapter
http://www.cdfny.org/The National Conference of State Legislatures
Bi-partisan state organization representing state legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org/The National Governors Association
Bi-partisan state organization representing Governors
http://www.nga.org/The National Association of State Budget Officers
Independent professional organization for all state budget officers of the fifty state and U.S. territories
http://www.nasbo.org/Save the Safety Net
Group of community health centers and other providers and advocacy groups to protect and preserve the safety net provided by the Medicaid program
http://www.savethesafetynet.org/Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Mental health advocacy entity
http://www.bazelon.org/Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Center for Disaster Preparedness
http://www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu/CPHP/index.htmlKaiser Family Foundation
Non-profit research focused entity, features research reports and information on wide range of health related topics
http://www.kff.org/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Non-profit research entity; covers and tracks health related topics and features in-depth research reports
http://www.rwjf.org/The State Coverage Initiative
The Initiative works with states to plan, execute, and maintain health insurance expansions, as well as to improve the availability and affordability of health care coverage
http://www.statecoverage.net/Stateline
Politics and policy news, state by state
http://www.stateline.org/stateline/The Urban Institute
Nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization
http://www.urban.org/
