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Health

When a child is healthy in both mind and body, they have the critical foundation to thrive in school and in life. We work to improve health outcomes and ensure children have access to quality health services.

Our Priorities

To reach these goals, we are focused on advancing:

  • Access to Quality Comprehensive Care
  • Mental Health Services
  • Evidenced-Based Home Visiting Programs
  • School-Based Health Resources

To learn more about health outcomes in DC, please visit the KIDS COUNT Data Center.

 

Research

Piecing Together: Completing the Early Childhood System Puzzle in the District  

A note from acting executive director Shana Bartley:

 

Piecing Together_FINAL.pdf1.08 MB

2017 Ward Snapshots

Washington, DC – April 18, 2017 – The new Ward Snapshots released today by DC Action for Children reveal growing prosperity throughout the District for a number of families, but not all. The data presented in these Snapshots share improvements while also highlighting resource disparities and barriers to opportunity that many DC children and their families continue to face.

 

2016 Ward Snapshots1.74 MB

Lessons Learned from the 2016 School Health Needs Assessment

Explore the landscape of health needs and school health services for children in the District.

2016 School Health Needs Assessment1.59 MB

Children’s Mental Health in DC: The Mismatch Between Need and Treatment

A critical challenge is an overall shortage of mental health services for children in low-income families.

> Read the Snapshot377.09 KB

Medicaid and CHIP Provide Coverage to More Than Half of All Children in DC

Preserving and strengthening these safety net programs is crucial. Without Medicaid and CHIP, more than 97,000 children in the District would have been uninsured in 2010.

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Blogs and Testimony

Just Released: DC Home Visiting Council’s 2018 Annual Report

Testimony of Ruqiyyah Abu-Anbar, DC Council Committees on Human Services & Education Public Oversight Roundtable on the Status of Home Visiting Services in the District

Testimony of Shana Bartley, DC Council Committees on Human Services & Education Public Oversight Roundtable on the Status of Home Visiting Services in the District

DC Votes for Children and Youth 2018: Election Advocacy Guide Toolkit

Agency Budget Oversight Hearing, Fiscal Year 2019, Child and Family Services Agency

Agency Budget Oversight Hearing, Fiscal Year 2019, Department of Health, Perinatal and School Health

Agency Budget Oversight Hearing, Fiscal Year 2019, Department of Health, Home Visiting

The FY19 Budget is out! What's in it for kids?

Testimony, DHCF Performance Oversight Hearing, FY 2017-2018

Testimony, DOH Performance Oversight Hearing, FY 2017-2018

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Data Tools 2.0

Explore our interactive data tool and bring to life data on the well-being of children and families.

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