Entertainer Marc Anthony presented on Thursday a mobile pediatric clinic to residents of the Puerto Rican mountain municipality of Orocovis affected by Hurricane Maria. The mobile clinic, donated by The Children’s Health Fund (CHF), will be managed by the country’s Integral Health in the Mountain (SIM) organization. Read the full story at the Latin American

Even assuming the worst, it is hard to imagine that anybody — even in this White House — planned to have Melania Trump’s seemingly heartfelt public statement about cherishing and protecting children utterly neutralized — almost mockingly — by Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ s ice-cold reiteration of protocols for dealing with immigrant families seeking asylum

In a Nutshell: Child poverty rates in America are among the highest of all developed nations. In addition, more than 20 million children in the US lack access to quality health care. Children’s Health Fund is working to change that latter statistic by bringing health care directly to underserved families and kids in communities that need it most.

From limited access to health care, to contaminated drinking water and the growing opioid epidemic, America’s health is constantly being threatened and children are often hit the hardest. Co-founder of the Children’s Health Fund and public health activist Dr. Irwin Redlener joins Salon’s Amanda Marcotte to discuss his new book, “The Future of Us: What

Nuclear war. Jimmy Kimmel. Lionel Richie. What do these things have in common? Dr. Irwin Redlener. Columbia’s Acacia O’Connor takes you inside the doctor’s office on this episode of The Low Down. Listen to the full story on The Low Down

At-risk Las Vegas-area children will have another option in securing medical care beginning this summer. A fully operational mobile clinic will debut in a partnership between the Children’s Health Fund and Nevada Health Centers, and most important, it can’t turn a child away, says Randal Christensen, chief medical officer of Nevada Health Centers. Read the

The mothers of some of Hollywoods biggest names were in the Bronx Wednesday in an effort to help disadvantaged children. The moms, who make up the group Your Mom Cares, donated $50,000 to the Children’s Health Fund. The money will go towards mental health screening and treatment. The group includes the mothers of singers Alicia

n many ways my trip last month to Flint, Mich. — now the symbolic epicenter of how bad decisions, bad politics and ill-advised money-saving measures can seriously and permanently harm children — was more depressing than the first time I visited that struggling city in 2016. Read the full story at The Washington Post

After watching her older sister get fluoride varnish applied to her teeth, 3-year-old Trashal Rai started crying when it was her turn. The Nepalese sisters weren’t in a traditional dentist’s office. Instead, they were receiving care in a mobile clinic parked along a curb outside Family Health Services‘ Twin Falls medical clinic. Dental hygienist Lindsey

“We don’t know what would have happened if he hadn’t found us, we don’t know where his life would’ve been,” Vento said. Since the Orlando Health program began in 1997, over 15,000 uninsured teenagers have received medical or mental health care services. Read the full story and see the video at WKMG ClickOrlando

As congress debates funding to prevent the government from shutting down it must also fund expired federal programs like the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) that ensure health access to children and families. According to data just published, there are more than 82 million peopleliving in more than seven thousand primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas

Most U.S. states don’t require that children be screened for health conditions that can affect learning, according to new research supported by the Children’s Health Fund (CHF). Read the full story at Reuters