Child Health Research Data & Publications
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04/20/07
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Cause of Death: Bureaucratic Failure"
"For too many of the nine million uninsured children in America, the lack of health coverage can literally mean the difference between life and death. Children are dying because their health coverage under Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) ran out, was not renewed in a timely manner or simply does not cover the services a child needs." -
04/06/07
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Twinkle and Ethel: More Parents Struggling to Keep Their Children Healthy"
"Our children need you to stand up and demand Congress and President Bush provide all of them health care this year. Children cannot wait. There is no excuse for nine million children to be uninsured in the richest nation on earth." -
04/02/07
Legislation Overview: All Healthy Children Act (longer version)
Longer description of the main provisions of the All Healthy Children Act to expand health coverage to all children and pregnant women -
03/23/07
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Our Children are Dying for Health Care: Help Them"
"How did America get to the point where Deamonte Driver, a seventh grader in Prince George's County, Maryland, died because he didn't have health insurance to cover an $80 tooth extraction and his mother couldn't find a dentist to treat him?" -
03/21/07
In Harm's Way: True Stories of Uninsured Texas Children
A report provided by CDF-Texas that contains information on how CHIP and Medicaid save Texand money, what Texans can do to save money and keep children first, an overview of CHIP, Medicaid and uninsured children in Texas, and true stories of uninsured Texas children. -
03/09/07
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Three Sisters, Three Illnesses, No Health Coverage"
"The Children's Defense Fund is working tirelessly to raise awareness about the ways families across the country are struggling to get their children the health care they need. Here's the story of a California family where three daughters all struggle with serious health issues without health coverage." -
02/01/07
A Look at the President's 2008 Budget and Children - Children and Low-Income Families Continue to Be Left Behind
A breakdown and analysis of the President's 2008 budget as it relates to children. -
06/15/06
Improving Children's Health - Understanding Children's Health Disparities and Promising Approaches to Address Them
Report with data on disparities in children's health in the U.S. and information on promising approaches to address them. -
01/01/05
State of America's Children 2005® Report
CDF's State of America's Children 2005 report is a compilation of national and state-by-state data on poverty, family income and jobs, health, disparities in health, early childhood and child care, education, youth development, and child welfare. -
01/01/05
The State of America's Children 2005
The State of America's Children 2005 is a comprehensive examination of how children are faring in our country and features data available on our nation's children and reviews developments in family income and jobs, child health, early childhood, education, child welfare and youth development. Graphs and charts along with the latest and most compelling statistics clarify the status of children in several key areas.
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