Campaign for Children's Health Care
Encyclopedia
The Campaign for Children's Health Care is an American
issue advocacy
campaign dedicated to making high-quality, affordable health insurance
coverage for all of America's children a top national priority. The Campaign seeks to raise awareness about the 9 million uninsured children in America and the millions more who are underinsured.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
issue advocacy
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
campaign dedicated to making high-quality, affordable health insurance
Health insurance
Health insurance is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll tax, to ensure that money is...
coverage for all of America's children a top national priority. The Campaign seeks to raise awareness about the 9 million uninsured children in America and the millions more who are underinsured.
Campaign Partners
The following organizations are partners in the Campaign:- AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
- Alliance for Children and FamiliesAlliance for Children and FamiliesThe Alliance for Children and Families, also referred to as simply the Alliance, is an international, membership-based non-profit organization. Its nearly 400 members from almost every U.S...
- American Academy of PediatricsAmerican Academy of PediatricsThe American Academy of Pediatrics is the major professional association of pediatricians in the United States. The AAP was founded in 1930 by 35 pediatricians to address pediatric healthcare standards. It currently has 60,000 members in primary care and sub-specialist areas...
- American Academy of Physician AssistantsAmerican Academy of Physician AssistantsThe American Academy of Physician Assistants is the largest professional organization of physician assistants in the United States of America. It was founded in 1968 and currently has approximately 39,000 members in all 50 states, District of Columbia, US Virgin Islands and Northern Marianas...
- American Association on Mental RetardationAmerican Association on Mental RetardationThe American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is an American non-profit professional organization that advocates on behalf of those with mental retardation...
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
- American Federation of TeachersAmerican Federation of TeachersThe American Federation of Teachers is an American labor union founded in 1916 that represents teachers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; local, state and federal employees; higher education faculty and staff, and nurses and other healthcare professionals...
- American Medical Student AssociationAmerican Medical Student AssociationThe American Medical Student Association , founded in 1950 and based in Washington, D.C., is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. AMSA is a student-governed, national organization...
- American Occupational Therapy AssociationAmerican Occupational Therapy AssociationThe American Occupational Therapy Association is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students and improve the quality of occupational therapy services...
- American Public Health AssociationAmerican Public Health AssociationThe American Public Health Association is Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States. Founded in 1872 by Dr. Stephen Smith, APHA has more than 30,000 members worldwide...
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal NursesAssociation of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal NursesThe Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is a 5013 nonprofit membership organization. The stated purpose of AWHONN is to promote the health of women and newborns.-History:...
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of AmericaAsthma and Allergy Foundation of AmericaThe Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for and controlling asthma, food allergies, nasal allergies and other allergic diseases. AAFA's mission is also to educate the public about these diseases...
- Catholic Health Association of the United StatesCatholic Health Association of the United StatesThe Catholic Health Association of the United States was founded in 1915 as the Catholic Hospital Association of the United States and Canada. The association has offices in Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri....
- Catholic Health InitiativesCatholic Health InitiativesCatholic Health Initiatives is a faith-based, non-profit health system. It is the second largest Catholic health system in the United States and the fifth largest US health system overall....
- Child Welfare League of AmericaChild Welfare League of AmericaThe Child Welfare League of America or CWLA is the oldest child welfare organization in the United States. The organization's primary objective is to "Make Children a National Priority...
- Children's Defense FundChildren's Defense FundThe Children's Defense Fund is an American child advocacy and research group, founded in 1973 by Marian Wright Edelman. Its motto Leave No Child Behind reflects its mission to advocate on behalf of children...
- The Children's Health Fund
- The Children's Partnership
- Coalition on Human Needs
- Consumers UnionConsumers UnionConsumers Union is a non-profit organization best known as the publisher of Consumer Reports, based in the United States. Its mission is to "test products, inform the public, and protect consumers."...
- Council for Health and Human Services Ministries of the United Church of Christ
- Docs for Tots
- Every Child Matters Education Fund
- Families USAFamilies USAFamilies USA is an American non-profit consumer health-care advocacy organization. It was co-founded by attorney Ronald Pollack, its current executive director, and Philippe Villers, the organization's current President....
- Jewish Council for Public AffairsJewish Council for Public AffairsThe Jewish Council for Public Affairs is an American Jewish non-profit organization that deals with community relations. It is a coordinating round table organization of 14 other national Jewish organizations as well as 127 local Jewish federations and community relations councils...
- Lutheran Services in AmericaLutheran Services in AmericaLutheran Services in America is a not-for-profit corporation that coordinates the work of nearly 300 independent Lutheran health and human service organizations affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America or recognized by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. It is headquartered in...
- MomsRising.org
- National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
- National Association for Children's Behavioral Health
- National Association of Community Health Centers
- National Association of Mental Health Planning Advisory Councils
- National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
- National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
- National Center for Law and Economic JusticeNational Center for Law and Economic JusticeThe National Center for Law and Economic Justice , formerly known as the Welfare Law Center and the Poverty Law Center , is a national non-profit organization dedicated to "advanc[ing] the cause of economic justice for low-income families, individuals, and communities across the country."...
- National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers
- National Head Start Association
- National Health Law ProgramNational Health Law ProgramThe National Health Law Program, usually abbreviated as NHeLP, works on behalf of limited-income people, people with disabilities, and children to improve their access to quality health care and to enforce their legal rights to health...
- National Immigration Law Center
- National Indian Health Board
- National Partnership for Women and Families
- National Respite Coalition
- NETWORK, a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
- Parents Action for Children
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...
- RESULTS
- Society for Adolescent Medicine
- Summit Health Institute for Research and Education
- Union for Reform JudaismUnion for Reform JudaismThe Union for Reform Judaism , formerly known as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations , is an organization which supports Reform Jewish congregations in North America. The current President is Rabbi Eric H...
- Universal Health Care Action Network