Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #120557

Ian Hill, The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, 202 261-5374, ihill@ui.urban.org, Michael Cousineau, DrPH, School of Family Medicine, Division of Community Health, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 3375 S. Hoover St., Ste. H201b, Los Angeles, CA 90007, and Moira Inkelas, PhD, School of Public Health, UCLA, 10945 Le Conte Ave, Ueberroth Bldg Suite 1401, P.O. Box 956939, Los Angeles, CA 90095.

This paper reports early findings from the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Evaluation. Findings from three data sources will be presented to report activities and improvements in outreach, health coverage, and access to care for children in Los Angeles County resulting from the programs. Outreach and enrollment activities are analyzed with LA County data; enrollment and utilization data are analyzed with health plan data; and qualitative data from focus groups and site visits are used to assess early implementation experiences of parents, providers and policy makers. Highlights of early findings include The Healthy Kids Outreach and Enrollment system is making a high volume of contacts with families in a wide array of settings, enrollment has grown steadily and rapidly to nearly 34,000 children in the first year. Yet two thirds of the eligible children remain uninsured and the prospect of capped enrollment threaten further progress. Children are being linked with a primary medical home, and the use of needed medical and dental care is increasing. Parents report that the Healthy Kids enrollment system has been easy to complete and are satisfied with the quality of care and access the program has afforded for their children. Policy implications will be presented and future studies highlighted.

Learning Objectives:

• Increase knowledge of LA Child Health Initiative

Keywords: Access and Services,

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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