Helping us move from awareness to action this week is Dennis Walto. Dennis is the CEO of the Children’s Health Fund, an organization whose mission is to bring health care directly to homeless and low-income children and their families. Listen to learn about the future of Children’s Health Fund, the three things he’s learned over
Pat Lawson Muse speaks with community leaders who are working with NBC’s initiative Red Nose Day, a campaign to end child poverty. Frank Grilli, the district manager for Walgreens, talks about the pharmacy’s partnership with the effort and shares where you can buy your red nose. Also on the program are Aaron Harrington, the program
Adam Levine and Alicia Keys couldn’t be more proud of their moms. In a video launched on Mother’s Day, the Voice coaches recognize the “amazing work” their moms are doing through organization, YourMomCares. Levine’s mom Patsy Noah, Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein’s mom Sharon Feldstein, and Keys’ mom Terria Joseph founded YourMomCares in 2014 to
he mom’s of The Voice talk about helping children in need through their organization, YourMomCares. Watch the full video from The Voice at NBC.com
FSAstore.com/HSAstore.com, the largest e-commerce retailer of exclusively FSA- and HSA-eligible health, wellness and medical products, today announced the launch of Caring Mill, a new private label line of budget-friendly products that are all eligible for FSA and HSA reimbursement. With every sale of a Caring Mill product, a donation is made to Children’s Health Fund,
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