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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Initiatives to Expand Access to Health Care for California Children: What Have We Learned?
3110.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Oral
Initiatives to Expand Access to Health Care for California Children: What Have We Learned?
To present and discuss relevant research on the most current major public and private initiatives to improve access to care for California children and families. The session will bring together researchers and advocates focusing on recent initiatives at the local and state level to assure that all children in California have access to high quality health care.
Learning Objectives: Increase particpants' knowledge of the status of child health policy initatives at the state and lcoal levels in California
Organizer(s):Michael R. Cousineau, DrPH
10:30 AMChildren's Coverage Initative: Foundation support for expanding coverage at the state and local levels  [ Recorded presentation ]
Peter Long, PhD (cand)
10:50 AMPolicy Options in establishing a state children's health program in California  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lucien Wulsin, JD
11:10 AMStatus of local Children’s Health Coverage programs in California
Hilary Frazer, MPH, Liane Wong, DrPH
11:30 AMMeasuring outreach and enrollment activities: Findings from the Children’s Health Outreach Initiatives (CHOI) data base in Los Angeles  [ Recorded presentation ]
Eriko Wada, MPP, Wendy Shiffer, MSPH, Suzanne Bostwick
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Health Equity and Public Hospitals Caucus
Endorsed by:Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA