Helping Children Lead Healthy Lives

Child Health Day is a national observance intended to highlight the importance of children’s health in the United States.  For 2011, Child Health Day was observed on October 3 with the them, Helping Children Lead Healthy Lives, reminding us that nothing is more important than the health of our children.

For Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs), Child Health Day has particular significance.  F2F HICs provide information, training, technical assistance, and peer support to families of children with special health care needs, representing over 8.8 million families or 1 in 5 households in the U.S.  As families are their children’s primary care givers, F2F HICs play an important role in helping familes find health care financing, coordinate care, navigate community-based services, comunicate with their child’s providers, and find suport from a parent of a child with similar issues. Learn more about F2F HICs in this short video below or connect with the F2F HIC in your state.

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Child Health Day: October 3rd

Highlighted Resources from F2F HICs for Families to Help Children Lead Health Lives:

Personal Care Services and MedicaidFrom Family Voices of Wisconsin:
Personal Care Services and Medicaid

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2011 MCEC Conference Keynote by Isaac Baldry
From Parents, Let's Unite for Kids in Montana:
Youth leader, Isaac Baldry, speaking at the 2011 MCEC Conference

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Connecting the Dots
From Family Voices of Rhode Island:
Connecting the Dots - A guide to finding services
for people with disabilities
in Rhode Island

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Healthcare Advocacy Across the Lifespan
From Statewide Parents Advocacy Network of New Jersey/Family Voices of New Jersey:
Health Care Advocacy Across the Lifespan