Press release from First Focus. July 22, 2009 NEW REPORT EXPOSES RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE Today, a new report has found that racial and ethnic disparities in children’s healthcare are “extensive, pervasive, and persistent.” In addition to identifying the leading children’s health disparities, the report also provides recommendations on how to [...]
Funder: W.K. Kellogg Foundation Title: Community-Based Racial Healing Request for Proposals Amt of Funds: up to $400,000 Deadline: Review and submission begins July 1st, 2009. Final date to submit is September 30, 2009. Online application submission. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is pleased to announce a new and exciting grant opportunity in response to our commitment [...]
From the Georgetown Center for Children and Families: Today CCF’s Co-Directors Jocelyn Guyer and Joan Alker attended Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius’ announcement of the availability of $40 million in grants to support community outreach efforts to enroll uninsured children eligible in health coverage. Under the initiative, the department has released a [...]
On May 19th Californians will vote on a series of ballot propositions resulting from a budget deal negotiated between legislators and the Governor. Please vote no on Props 1A, 1D, and 1E!
The Native Hawaiian Epidemiology Center at Papa Ola Lokahi is featured in a new publication: The Indigenous Children’s Health Report: Health Assessment in Action. Go to p.106 for Chapter 5: Health of Indigenous Children in the United States. Download the publication here. For more information about this publication, click here.