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Our Mission

We are individuals, private organizations, and state agencies working to improve the health of children and families in West Virginia. We provide a forum for diverse organizations to discuss, coordinate and collaborate on issues that improve the health and well-being of West Virginia children.

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W. Va. Kids and Oral Health

The W. Va. Healthy Kids and Families Coalition is  focusing strongly this year on oral health for children and is an active partner in West Virginia Partners for Oral Health.  Childhood caries is most common among children in low-income families. Untreated chronic oral infection can contribute to a lifetime of poor health including diabetes and heart disease -- these are serious and growing problems in West Virginia.

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2009 Annual Conference on Maternal, Child and Family Health

The 2009 Growing Healthy Children Conference on Maternal, Child, and Family Health will be held November 12 – 13, 2009 at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University/Charleston Division.  The 2009 conference will include plenary sessions on public policy and child mental health, as well as workshops on school based health care, oral health, perinatal concerns, child development, and child mental health. 

Celebrate WV CHIP

As West Virginia's Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) enters its tenth year, the Healthy Kids and Families Coalition would like to celebrate by hearing from families who have been impacted by this program. If you know of someone who could speak or write to this, please e-mail Jeff Allen or call him at 304-344-3141.

Health Care Reform Conversation to be held Monday, June 29, 2009

The event will be from 7:00 – 8:30 PM at Temple Israel, 2312 Kanawha Boulevard, East. The program will feature a video message from Senator Jay Rockefeller   The purpose is to provide up-to-date information on pending federal legislation. It will discuss issues of cost efficiency of universal and affordable health care access, and address myths vs facts, and pros and cons of current proposals.  
Discussants will be Dr. Dan Foster, of the West Virginia State Senate, and a physician advisor at Charleston Area Medical Center; and Renate Pore, President of West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, and a health policy analyst with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. The moderator will be Rachel Dash, MSW, a Therapist, and Assistant Professor at the WVU Medical School Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry.   The event is sponsored by the Temple Israel Social Action Committee, West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, and the West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition. Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free.