The West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families
Coalition is a group of 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.
The Coalition conducts studies, convenes meetings and develops recommendations
for public and private action.
The Coalition regularly issues reports and policy briefs
related to the health and well-being of West Virginia children.
For the past eight years the Coalition has worked in West
Virginia to support and promote health insurance coverage for West Virginia
children. Its mission has to been to (1) promote coverage through CHIP and
Medicaid, (2) reach out to families to enroll children, (3) support policies
that simplify the eligibility and enrollment process, and (4) coordinate child
health programs.
In 2007, the Coalition is reorganizing to emphasize its coordination mission.
CHIP expansion to cover all children will still be a priority, but in addition,
the Coalition will support and promote improvements in perinatal health, school
health, oral health and address the integration of child development and primary
care. The Coalition’s Agenda for Child Health can be seen
here.
West Virginia First Lady Gayle Manchin
Supports Children's Health
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Special
Projects for 2007
Linking Child
Development and Primary Care
The WV Healthy Kids and
Families Coalition is working with the
West Virginia
Primary Care Association on a special project to help
primary care givers at all levels understand and apply
the results of current research identifying factors that
affect the health and well being of developing children.
Project staff will work with community health centers to
provide education on child development for community
health center staff, test new instruments that screen
for developmental problems, and educate parents about
child development issues. A statewide Advisory
Committee will direct the project and pilot its work
through three community health centers.
The project is funded by the Claude
Worthington Benedum Foundation
Click here for
more information. |
West Virginia
Perinatal Partners Receives Grant
The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation awarded
the Perinatal Partnership – 2007 grant to West Virginia
Community Voices, Inc, and the West Virginia Healthy
Kids and Families Coalition. The partners are
completing their work
to implement some of the key policy initiatives
identified during 2006 by perinatal providers around
West Virginia. |
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W. Va. Perinatal
Partnership-2007 Home Page |
• 2006 Town Meetings on Child Health
• Working to Improve Oral Health
• Supporting School Health
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