Health

Safeguarding the health and wellness of our children has important implications for their ability to succeed in school and in life.

Medicaid and CHIP

More than half of all children in D.C. under 21 rely on public health insurance -- Medicaid and CHIP (the Children's Health Insurance Plan). Read more about why preserving and strengthening these safety net programs is so important in our policy snapshot.

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Blogs and Testimony

Testimony of Katharine Kairys, Department of Health Budget Hearing, FY 2014

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5 Minutes for DC KIDS COUNT: Please Take Our Survey and Help Us Improve Our Work

Do you have five minutes for our city’s children, youth and families? By now you should have received an email with a link to a survey about DC...

Could the Missing Ingredient in Food Access Maps Spur Creative Policy Solutions?

Access to healthy, affordable food is crucial for the health and well-being of children and their families. But what if the way we’re measuring...

Walking to School Pays Off in the Classroom

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Missing Fruits and Vegetables

What is your favorite fruit? How about your favorite vegetable?

Where is the best place in your neighborhood to buy fresh...

Mapping Inequality in Washington, DC -- Interactively

Our friends over at the New America Foundation blogged about our 2012 DC KIDS COUNT e-...

Research and Resources

Children’s Mental Health in DC: The Mismatch Between Need and Treatment
Citizen Review Panel Report on CFSA Removal Policy - Sept. 2011
Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care

A nonprofit, community based provider of health, education and social...

DC Hunger Solutions

An advocacy organization dedicated to improving the nutrition, health,...

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