Children's Health Fund

Last updated
Children's Health Fund
Founded1987
FounderIrwin Redlener, MD
Paul Simon
TypeNational organization
Location
  • 215 West 125th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10027
Key people
Irwin Redlener, MD; Paul Simon; Karen Redlener
Website www.childrenshealthfund.org

Children's Health Fund (CHF) is a nonprofit organization that provides health care to children and families on mobile medical clinics throughout the United States. CHF was founded in 1987 by singer/songwriter Paul Simon and pediatrician/advocate Irwin Redlener. The organization began with a single mobile medical unit funded by Simon and designed by Redlener's wife, Karen. [1] More than 20 years later, the organization has 23 programs with more than 50 mobile medical units [2] and is the nation's leading provider of mobile-based health care for homeless and low-income children and their families. [3] Karen Redlener remains with CHF, currently serving as the organization's executive director. [4]

Contents

CHF programs are committed to the full range of children's health care from health education and preventative care [5] to the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases. [6] CHF programs provide or coordinate care that fosters oral and mental health, as well as specialty or hospital care. [7]

Paul Simon

In 1985, Irwin Redlener joined the board of USA for Africa as the organization's medical director and director of grants, where he met Paul Simon. [8] In 1987, Redlener and Simon founded Children's Health Fund to provide health care to homeless and medically underserved children in New York City. [9]

Throughout the years, Simon has held charity concerts and benefit events supporting CHF [10] and has traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak to elected officials on behalf of CHF. [11]

National network

CHF's National Network serve children and families in Arkansas; [12] Austin, Texas; [13] Baton Rouge, Louisiana; [14] Chicago, Illinois; [15] Dallas, Texas; [16] Detroit, Michigan; [17] Harlem, New York; [18] Idaho; [19] Los Angeles, California; [20] Memphis, Tennessee; [21] Mississippi; [22] Mississippi Gulf Coast; [23] New Orleans; [24] New York City; [25] New Jersey; [26] Orlando, Florida; [27] Phoenix, Arizona; [28] San Francisco, California; [29] South Florida; [30] Southern Arizona; [31] Washington, D.C.; [32] and West Virginia. [33]

CHF has two affiliate programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Montrose, Colorado. [34]

Advocacy

CHF supported the creation of the Children's Health Insurance Program in 1997 [35] and most recently, the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), historic health reform legislation signed into law early in 2010. [36]

Crisis response

CHF works with the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University [37] to help document and assess the impact of major disasters on children and the communities they live in. [38]

Since Hurricane Andrew, Children's Health Fund has activated a crisis response plan to help provide medical assistance to the victims of the disaster. CHF initiated this plan again after the terror attacks of 9/11 providing support at ground zero in New York City; [39] after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005; [40] and most recently after the BP Oil Spill. [41]

Awards

CHF has received a two star rating from Charity Navigator, although it previously held a four star rating. [42]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texas Medical Center</span> Business district and neighborhood in Harris County, Texas, United States

The Texas Medical Center (TMC) is a 2.1-square-mile (5.4 km2) medical district and neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, United States, immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288. Over 60 medical institutions, largely concentrated in a triangular area between Brays Bayou, Rice University, and Hermann Park, are members of the Texas Medical Center Corporation—a non-profit umbrella organization—which constitutes the largest medical center and life science destination in the world. As the world's largest medical center, it's also nicknamed as the "Medical Mini-City". The TMC has the world's highest density of clinical facilities for patient care, basic biomedical sciences, and translational research.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clinic</span> Outpatient health care facility

A clinic is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients. Clinics can be privately operated or publicly managed and funded. They typically cover the primary care needs of populations in local communities, in contrast to larger hospitals which offer more specialized treatments and admit inpatients for overnight stays.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UC Davis School of Medicine</span> Medical school of UC Davis

The University of California Davis School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of California, Davis. While the parent institution is located in Davis, California, the medical school is in Sacramento, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario</span> Hospital in Ontario, Canada

The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario — Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre, commonly known by its acronym CHEO, is a children's hospital and tertiary trauma centre for children and youth located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. CHEO serves patients from eastern Ontario, northern Ontario, Nunavut, and the Outaouais region of Quebec.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Michigan Medicine</span> Medical center and school of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI

The University of Michigan Medicine is the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It consists of the University of Michigan Medical School and the university's affiliated hospitals and healthcare centers.

Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin) is a former British international non-governmental health charity which sends medical experts to global emergencies.

Happiness Is Camping is a non-profit ACA-accredited overnight camp for kids with cancer, ages 6–16, and their siblings. The camp is located on 145 acres in Hardwick, New Jersey, United States. Happiness Is Camping is free to all who attend, and is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c) (3) organization.

Adolescent medicine, also known as adolescent and young adult medicine, is a medical subspecialty that focuses on care of patients who are in the adolescent period of development. This period begins at puberty and lasts until growth has stopped, at which time adulthood begins. Typically, patients in this age range will be in the last years of middle school up until college graduation. In developed nations, the psychosocial period of adolescence is extended both by an earlier start, as the onset of puberty begins earlier, and a later end, as patients require more years of education or training before they reach economic independence from their parents.

The Harris Health System, previously the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), is a governmental entity with taxing authority that owns and operates three hospitals and numerous clinics throughout Harris County, Texas, United States, including the city of Houston. The entity's administrative offices are in Bellaire, Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Direct Relief</span> Charitable organization

Direct Relief is a nonprofit humanitarian organization whose mission is to improve the lives of people in poverty or emergency situations by providing the appropriate medical resources. The charity provides emergency medical assistance and disaster relief in the United States and internationally. The organization is headed by an independent board of directors and its president and CEO, Thomas Tighe.

Americares is a global non-profit organization focused on health and development that responds to individuals affected by poverty, disaster, or crisis. The organization addresses poverty, disasters, or crises with medicine, medical supplies and health programs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Healthcare in Israel</span>

Healthcare in Israel is universal and participation in a medical insurance plan is compulsory. All Israeli residents are entitled to basic health care as a fundamental right. The Israeli healthcare system is based on the National Health Insurance Law of 1995, which mandates all citizens resident in the country to join one of four official health insurance organizations, known as Kupat Holim which are run as not-for-profit organizations and are prohibited by law from denying any Israeli resident membership. Israelis can increase their medical coverage and improve their options by purchasing private health insurance. In a survey of 48 countries in 2013, Israel's health system was ranked fourth in the world in terms of efficiency, and in 2014 it ranked seventh out of 51. In 2020, Israel's health system was ranked third most efficient in the world. In 2015, Israel was ranked sixth-healthiest country in the world by Bloomberg rankings and ranked eighth in terms of life expectancy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Healthcare in Kazakhstan</span>

The Healthcare in Kazakhstan is a post-Soviet healthcare system under reform. The World Health Organization (WHO), in 2000, ranked the Kazakhstan's healthcare system as the 64th in overall performance, and 135th by overall level of health.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Irwin Redlener</span>

Irwin Redlener is an American pediatrician and public health activist who specializes in health care for underserved children and disaster planning, response, and recovery. He is the author of The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for 21st Century America (2017/2020) and the author of Americans at Risk: Why We Are Not Prepared for Megadisasters and What We Can Do Now (2006).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Healthcare in Tanzania</span>

Tanzania has a hierarchical health system which is in tandem with the political-administrative hierarchy. At the bottom, there are the dispensaries found in every village where the village leaders have a direct influence on its running. The health centers are found at ward level and the health center in charge is answerable to the ward leaders. At the district, there is a district hospital and at the regional level a regional referral hospital. The tertiary level is usually the zone hospitals and at a national level, there is the national hospital. There are also some specialized hospitals that do not fit directly into this hierarchy and therefore are directly linked to the ministry of health.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Humanitarian response by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake</span>

The humanitarian responses by non-governmental organizations to the 2010 Haiti earthquake included many organisations, such as international, religious, and regionally based NGOs, which immediately pledged support in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Besides a large multi-contingency contribution by national governments, NGOs contributed significantly to both on-the-ground rescue efforts and external solicitation of aid for the rescue efforts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Vanderpool</span> American medical doctor

David Vanderpool is an American medical doctor and the CEO and founder of LiveBeyond, an international humanitarian development organization which has provided medical, spiritual and logistical support to disaster-ridden countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BAPS Charities</span> International charitable organization

BAPS Charities is an international, religious, charitable organization that originates from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) with a focus on serving society. This focus on service to society is stated in the organization's vision, that "every individual deserves the right to a peaceful, dignified, and healthy way of life. And by improving the quality of life of the individual, we are bettering families, communities, our world, and our future." BAPS Charities carries out this vision through a range of programs addressing health, education, the environment, and natural disaster recovery. The organization's worldwide activities are funded through donations and are led by a community of over 55,000 volunteers who are mostly members of BAPS. The volunteers work with local communities and other charities and the organization's activities are mainly based out of their mandirs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Friends Without a Border</span>

Friends Without A Border (Friends) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that funds medical treatment and healthcare programs serving disadvantaged children and their families in Southeast Asia. Founded in 1996 by photographer Kenro Izu, Friends provides direct financial and program support to Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Lao Friends Hospital for Children in Luang Prabang, Laos, and The Lake Clinic in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Children's Hospital at Montefiore</span> Hospital in New York, United States

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in the Bronx, New York. The hospital has 193 pediatric beds and is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital is a member of the Montefiore health network and is the only children's hospital in the network. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout the Bronx and New York state. Children's Hospital at Montefiore also sometimes treats adults that require pediatric care. While CHAM does have a pediatric emergency department, they do not have a pediatric trauma center and sends all pediatric trauma cases to the nearby Jacobi Medical Center's level II pediatric trauma center. The Children's Hospital at Montefiore is one of the largest providers of pediatric health services in New York state. The hospital is attached to Montefiore Medical Center and is affiliated with the Ronald McDonald House of New York.

References

  1. ↑ LaBarre, Polly (April 30, 2009). "Strategic Innovation: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore". Fast Company.
  2. ↑ Burden, Melissa (December 1, 2010). "Project gives health care to low-income Detroit children". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ LaBarre, Polly (April 30, 2009). "Strategic Innovation: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore". Fast Company.
  4. ↑ Mishkin, Budd (November 25, 2008). "One On 1: Dr. Irwin Redlener Helps Heal The City's Health Care". New York 1. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  5. ↑ "Wellness Classes Target Obesity in Kids". Tulane New Wave Newsletter. 2010-02-11. Archived from the original on 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  6. ↑ Rabin, Roni Caryn (2010-06-07). "Enlisting Patients in the Fight to Cut Costs". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ "'It's been an amazing week'". Douglas Dispatch. 2009-11-11.
  8. ↑ Vandewinckel, Doug (2009). "Part of the Solution". Hofstra Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  9. ↑ LaBarre, Polly (April 30, 2009). "Strategic Innovation: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore". Fast Company.
  10. ↑ Silverman, Stephen M. (2005-09-20). "Stars Line Up for Katrina Concerts". People.
  11. ↑ Lloyd, Janice (2009-05-21). "Recession Q&A: 'Kids can't wait' for health care". USA Today.
  12. ↑ "Lee County Coorporative Clinic".
  13. ↑ Cobiella, Kelly (May 28, 2009). "Recession Leaves Many Children Uninsured". CBS News.
  14. ↑ Ward, Steven (2010-12-24). "Mobile clinic helps EBR children get medical care". The Advocate.
  15. ↑ Russo, Alexander (March 14, 2008). "Obama Education Funding Requests". Catalyst Chicago. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  16. ↑ Blundin, Lauren (Fall 2010). "On the Road: Homeless Services for Children Go Mobile" (PDF). Uncensored Magazine.
  17. ↑ Burden, Melissa (December 1, 2010). "Project gives health care to low-income Detroit children". The Detroit News.[ dead link ]
  18. ↑ Harper, Jason (January 17, 2007). "Harlem children's zone offers a safe space for city children". Real Estate Weekly.[ dead link ]
  19. ↑ "Idaho Family Health Services". Idaho Live, Work, Play. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
  20. ↑ Beyette, Beverly (September 9, 1993). "This Van Delivers Health and Hope". Los Angeles Times.
  21. ↑ Haynie, Holli W. (June 13, 2008). "Le Bonheur's Mobile Health Initiative Brings Medical Home to Underserved Children and Families". Memphis Medical News. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  22. ↑ "Health Games Research". 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  23. ↑ Allen, Krystal (March 30, 2010). "Dr. Persharon Dixon -WLOX". WLOX-ABC News.
  24. ↑ McCormack, Frank (October 19, 2010). "Children's mobile health center unveiled in Port Sulphur". The Plaquemines Gazette.
  25. ↑ LaBarre, Polly (April 30, 2009). "Strategic Innovation: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore". Fast Company.
  26. ↑ Jackson, Chanta L. (February 22, 2009). "Mobile health unit assists those in need". Newark Live.
  27. ↑ "Teen Xpress Recognized by Children's Health Fund and American Idol Gives Back". The Inspirer.
  28. ↑ Dodd, Johnny (October 13, 2008). "Daring to Care". People.
  29. ↑ "Providing an important safety net". Lucile Packard. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  30. ↑ Cohen, Howard (February 5, 2010). "University of Miami's Pediatric Mobile Clinic gives kids access to healthcare". Miami Herald.
  31. ↑ "Local Living Proof that Idol Gives Back". Douglas Dispatch. April 28, 2010.
  32. ↑ "Children's Health Project of D.C." The ARC.
  33. ↑ "The Road Less Taken". Marshall University Pediatrics. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  34. ↑ Herndon, Grace (August 7, 2008). "Dental Center a Rare Gem in Nation's Health Care System". the Watch. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  35. ↑ McGrory, Mary (2002-02-21). "Care on Wheels". The Washington Post.
  36. ↑ Lehrer, Brian (2009-12-24). "Healthcare Passes: Changes Due for Little Patients?". The Brian Lehrer Show.
  37. ↑ "National Center on Disaster Preparedness". Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  38. ↑ Yarett, Ian (2010-08-27). "The Legacy of Katrina's Kids". Newsweek.
  39. ↑ Celeste, Rigel (2008-04-13). "The Children's Health Fund, Charity of the Day". Luxist. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  40. ↑ Lloyd, Janice (2009-05-21). "Recession Q&A: 'Kids can't wait' for health care". USA Today.
  41. ↑ Walsh, Bryan (2010-06-25). "Assessing the Health Effects of the Oil Spill". Time. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012.
  42. ↑ "The Children's Health Fund". Charity Navigator.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.