June 4, 2020 – Children’s Health Fund is outraged by the racist, anti-Black violence this last week and in recent months. The brutal murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are compounded by the disproportionate deaths of Black Americans from COVID-19. These past months have thrown our country into mass mourning for the loss
Pam Douglass, the amazing nurse practitioner at the CHF-supported Nevada Children’s Health Project Mobile Medical Unit with Nevada Health Centers, was featured in a story on the nationally-televised Red Nose Day special on NBC. The story showcased Pam’s incredible dedication to the children and families she serves, and just how vital this care is for
(Memphis, TN) The PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo Inc., has earmarked $7 million for communities of color — which have been hit particularly hard during COVID-19 — in cities across the country. Memphis will receive $500,000 from the fund. The funds will be distributed through the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis and will
Actress Meg Donnelly of ABC’s American Housewife spoke with Dr. Arash Anoshiravani, medical director of the Stanford Teen Van program in San Francisco—supported by Children’s Health Fund—about anxiety, Meg’s experience with it, and coping tips for young people. Read More at Instagram Live
During this pandemic it’s been hard to keep physically and mentally healthy. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a great time to talk about this topic. As an organization that focuses on children’s health, we are very concerned about how children and teens are faring as they deal with upended routines, restricted access to
PepsiCo and The PepsiCo Foundation are helping nurture the world by replenishing food systems in local communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with a $50 million commitment, with $2 million going to Children’s Health Fund to help fund mobile health clinics administering COVID-19 screening, testing, personal protective equipment, and other supportive services. Read More at
Tennessee: The Children’s Health Fund (CHF) supported mobile program is part of a large collaboration between the City and County Government, the University of Tennessee, and multiple Federally Qualified Health Centers. Expanding access to testing for anyone who wants it has been a priority and great strides were made this past week as the CHF
Children’s Health Fund co-founders Karen and Irwin Redlener write that, while we are understandably consumed with the daily, seemingly unstoppable firehose of news about the most dangerous pandemic in a century, little attention has been paid to the long-term impact of this crisis on the world’s most vulnerable children. Read More at the Washington Post
(Cochise County, AZ) Chiricahua Community Health Centers inc. announces a COVID-19 testing blitz, made possible by Cochise County Health and Social Services, Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona, and Children’s Health Fund via a generous grant from Pepsico. Read More at Herald Review/Media
Actress Amirah Vann of ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder interviewed our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kamillah Wood about how COVID-19 is impacting children and families across the country, particularly in communities of color. Read More at Instagram Live
(Douglas, AZ) Douglas, Arizona residents showed up early Saturday, May 16, 2020 to get a free COVID-19 virus test courtesy of Chiricahua Community Health Centers Inc. The testing blitz was made possible by the following partners: Cochise County Health and Social Services, Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona, and Children’s Health Fund via a grant from
During a recent video call with a patient, a medical provider from the Henry J. Austin Health Center (HJAHC) in Trenton, New Jersey, peeked at the area they could make out behind the patient on the small video screen. They could see they were living in close quarters, sharing a small apartment with three other
