When people ask me what I value the most about the work of Children’s Health Fund, the obvious answer, and the one I never hesitate to give, is how every day across the country we provide vital healthcare services to children living in under-resourced communities to help them succeed and thrive. But also important to […]
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Healthcare is Central to Civil Rights By Arturo Brito, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Children's Health Fund
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Nearly sixty years later, the words of our great civil rights leader still ring true. The abundant advances in healthcare and medical science that are […]
Hamilton Experience Benefit Inspires Joy
Our Annual Benefit, a Hamilton Experience, was magical. After a year and a half of social distancing, hundreds of Children’s Health Fund friends got together on Nov. 8, 2021, at TAO Downtown in New York City for a night dedicated to those who have been hit the hardest these last 18 months: children and the […]
Telehealth Services to Expand for Children in Rural North Carolina Schools A $100,000 grant from the Baxter International Foundation will address pandemic-related needs and improve access to evaluation and treatment in McDowell and Avery Counties
(SPRUCE PINE, N.C.) – The Baxter International Foundation has awarded Children’s Health Fund (CHF) a $100,000 grant to continue and expand telehealth and COVID-19 response services for students in North Carolina’s rural McDowell and Avery Counties. The funds will enable CHF affiliate, Center for Rural Health Innovation’s Health-e-Schools program to provide Pre-K through 12th […]
Celebrating 35 Years of Helping Millions of Children Thrive and Succeed By Arturo Brito, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Children's Health Fund
Today is an important day in the history of Children’s Health Fund. It marks the 35th year that we have been providing comprehensive healthcare to help millions of children across America thrive and succeed. And while we are proud of our accomplishments over nearly four decades, we are even more excited about the new work […]
Children’s Health Fund Presents a Hamilton Experience Featuring Stars from the Hit Show Hamilton
Children’s Health Fund is pleased to announce their upcoming fundraising event, a Hamilton Experience, which will feature stars from the Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton, on November 8 at 6 pm at TAO Downtown in New York City. The event will help raise funds to ensure that children from under-resourced communities across the country have access […]
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. Doctors Receive High Awards
For their unrelenting commitment to providing healthcare to children, regardless of their ability to pay, Drs. Darlene and Jonathan Melk received the Irwin Redlener Award for Innovation and Advocacy at the Children’s Health Fund 2021 annual benefit. Darlene and Jonathan lead Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. (CCHCI), serving a community in southern Arizona on the […]
Katelyn Ohashi, Amirah Vann And Matilda Szydagis To Attend Tonight’s Children’s Health Fund Fundraiser
Several notable actors and influencers attended a Hamilton Experience, Children’s Health Fund’s 2021 benefit, including champion gymnast Katelyn Ohashi, How to Get Away With Murder‘s Amirah Vann, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Matilda Szydagis. Read more on Broadway World.
Hamilton’s Miguel Cervantes and Chris Lee to Take Part in Children’s Health Fund Fundraising Event
The Children’s Health Fund 2021 benefit, a Hamilton Experience, featured stars from the Tony Award-winning musical, including Chris Lee, who played Marquis de Lafayette & Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton from 2016 to 2018, and Miguel Cervantes, currently in the title role at the Richard Rogers Theater. Read more on Broadway World.