Children’s Health Fund’s stance on vaccinating children in underserved communities is cited in this piece about the challenges of vaccinating older teens in rural America. Aurelia Jones-Taylor, from our partner program in Mississippi with the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center, spoke about the difficulties in reaching patients in the remote regions of the
A $100,000 grant from the Baxter International Foundation will address barriers to healthcare and pandemic needs in McDowell and Avery Counties New York – Children’s Health Fund today announced funding from the Baxter International Foundation to continue and expand telehealth services and COVID-19 response services for students in North Carolina’s rural McDowell and Avery Counties. The
(Las Vegas, NV) The Children’s Health Fund-supported mobile clinic in Las Vegas with Nevada Health Centers has been vaccinating adults who are experiencing homelessness, a community that is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of COVID. Read more at News 3 Las Vegas.
Children’s Health Fund applauds the news of no infections among COVID-19 vaccinated children ages 12 to 15 in a recent vaccine trial. “Children in under-resourced communities need to be prioritized in vaccine distribution as soon as they are eligible,” said Children’s Health Fund CEO Dennis Walto. “It will be important to get as many children