Children's Health Fund
http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/
Charity Category:
Health & Disease
The Children's Health Fund (CHF) provides health care to homeless and poor children via mobile medical clinics and is a voice for access to health care for all children. Co-founded in 1987 by singer Paul Simon and pediatrician Irwin Redlener, MD.
CHF provides health care to children regardless of their ability to pay, responds to public health crises, and advocates on behalf of all children for appropriate health care. Our unique mobile medical clinics and fixed-site clinics offer comprehensive care to thousands of at-risk children each year. We are committed to providing health care to the nation's most medically underserved children through the development and support of innovative primary care medical programs; response to public health crises; and the promotion of guaranteed access to appropriate health care for all children.The Fund works specifically to:Support a national network of pediatric programs in some of the nation's most disadvantaged rural and urban communities; Ensure support of its flagship pediatric programs for homeless and other medically underserved children in New York City; Advocate for policies and programs which will ensure access to medical homes that provide comprehensive and continuous health care for all children; and Educate the general public about the needs and barriers to health care experienced by disadvantaged children.