Health
We aim to provide caregivers with the support they need to foster their kids’ healthy development from before they are born. We advocate for a system that provides timely, quality, affordable, coordinated, and culturally-sensitive medical, dental, and mental health services of all children and addresses social factors and determinants that contribute to children’s health.
Our Areas of Work
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Infant & Toddler Mental Health
Mental Health Insurance Access
Expansion of Medical/Dental Referral System
Local Oral Health Plan Implementation
Children’s Hearing Aid Coverage
Home Visiting
School Based Mental Health
Family / Youth Engagement
Children’s Environmental Health
Care Coordination Benefit in Medi-Cal
Asthma Prevention
Medi-Cal Coverage
Accountability in Medi-Cal Managed care contracts
Transforming Medi-Cal Access for Kids
Recent News
The latest on kids’ health news
Meet the health experts.
Children Now’s staff is highly respected across the state for their research, policy, communications, and network building expertise on child-serving systems, financing, programs, and practices. With decades of experience in their specific areas, our experts work closely with policymakers and influential leaders throughout the state to craft, promote, enact and implement scalable change for kids.
