Child Health Research Data & Publications
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10/02/08
Data: Uninsured Children in the States
Table listing the number of uninsured children in each state -
10/02/08
Fact sheet: Children Need Health Coverage Now
Fact sheet listing the key reasons why all children need health coverage now -
10/02/08
Fact sheet: Health Coverage for All Children Campaign
Fact sheet with the facts behind the Health Coverage for All Children Campaign and policy recommendations -
09/17/08
Talking Points: Health Coverage for All Children Campaign
Health Coverage for all children campaign talking points -
07/11/08
Marian Wright Edelman's La Columna Child Watch®: "Día Nacional de Acción Social por el Cuidado Médico"
En la actualidad, hay 9.4 millones de niños sin seguro médico en Estados Unidos, que representan uno de cada ocho niños, y hay millones más con cobertura incompleta. Sin embargo, no hay suficientes adultos poniendo de su parte para cambiar esta situación. Así que con miras a dar a conocer el problema, el mes pasado por todo el país miles de niños inscritos en el Programa de las Escuelas por la Libertad (Freedom Schools®) del Fondo para la Defensa de los Niños participaron en el Día Nacional de Acción Social. -
07/11/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "A National Day of Social Action for Health Care"
There are 9.4 million uninsured children in America today—one child in eight—and millions more are underinsured, but not enough adults are stepping up to change this disgraceful reality. So to raise awareness about the problem, on July 11, thousands of children participating in the Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools® program across the country took part in a National Day of Social Action.... -
07/01/08
Fact Sheet: Rising Health Care Costs
Fact sheet with recent data on health care costs and their affect on working families -
05/30/08
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "The Costs of Health Care Are Burying American Families"
"Unpaid medical bills are piling up on kitchen tables all over America. In addition to the rising costs of food, gas and housing, more and more working families are becoming overwhelmed by skyrocketing health care costs. Since 2001, average premiums for family health insurance coverage have risen 78 percent and now stand at more than $12,000 annually, not including out-of-pocket costs which average an additional $3,000..." -
05/29/08
Children's Health Coverage: How to Discuss It and Dispel Myths
A script to help advocates discuss their support for expanding children's health coverage and dispell common misconceptions. -
04/24/08
Fact Sheet: Latino Children's Health and Health status, 2008
Health status of Latino children in America in 2008
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