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22 Clinical Projects
1.6 Million Health Care Visits
1,000 Congressional Visits
20th ANNIVERSARY
ANNUAL REPORT 2007
1 MISSION
Contents
3
Letter From Founders
4Historical Timeline
10 The Children’s Health Fund National Network
36 Special Health Initiatives
40 Crisis Response
41 Technology & Training
42 Advocacy/Policy
44 CHF in the News
45 20th Anniversary Year
46 Campaign for the Children’s Health Fund
47 Financials
48 Ways to Give
49 Institutional Donors/Individual Donors
57 Board of Directors
58 Advisory Council
59 CHF Staff Listings
60 Corporate Council for America’s Children
A Mission of Health Care and Advocacy
The Children’s Health Fund is committed to providing
health care to the nation’s most medically underserved
children and their families through:
z The development and support of innovative
primary care medical programs
z Response to public health crises
z The promotion of guaranteed access to appropriate
health care for all children
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Letter From
Founders
Dear Friend:
In 2007, CHF and its National Network reached an important milestone: two
decades of delivering health care services to many of our nation’s poorest children.
Over the past 20 years, CHF has supported more than 1.6 million health care visits
for underserved children and their parents with extraordinarily dedicated doctors
and medical teams. Today, the Fund is the largest children’s mobile health provider
in the United States and one of the most effective national voices for children.
Yet, with nearly 20 million children in America experiencing barrlers to health
care, more can be done. Some families lack health insurance to cover their
care, and many others face barriers that range from isolated rural poverty to
lack of affordable transportation.
In 2006, CHF created a five-year strategic plan to increase our capacity.
Here’s what we aim to accomplish by the close of 2010:
•increase our patient capacity by 25%;
•increase the number of projects in the CHF National Network to up to 25;
•push for universal access to quality care for all children;
•improve CHF’s ability to respond to public health disasters where
children may be inordinately affected; and
•replace aging mobile medical units in CHF’s fleet.
Many of these goals are within sight. Recently, CHF added programs in the Gulf
Coast; Harlem, NY; and Memphis, Tennessee. And, we will soon launch a program
in Southern Arizona in 2008. The Fund also continues to expand our existing
Children’s Health Projects, bringing both primary care providers and subspecialists
directly to kids who need them most. This is the enhanced medical home model.
The theme for this annual report is growth. We are thankful that with the support
of friends—old and new—that CHF can continue to expand the depth of services
and number of children we reach. Through your investment and our shared vision,
even more children in America will grow up healthy—regardless of their families’
economic or insurance status.
Thank you.
Irwin Redlener, MD
President and Co-Founder
Paul Simon
Co-Founder
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1987 The squalid conditions of
New York City’s infamous welfare
hotels inspires Irwin Redlener, MD,
and Singer/Songwriter Paul Simon
to take action. The Children’s
Health Fund is created with the
launch of the New York Children’s
Health Project (NYCHP), a “big blue
van,” designed by Karen Redlener,
that delivers medical care directly
to the City’s shelters, where 11,000
children were sleeping
each night.
1992 Hurricane Andrew, one of
the most destructive hurricanes
in U.S. history, makes landfall. The Fund responds
and then launches the South Florida Children’s
Health Project, which today serves more than
2,500 patients a year.
1993 CHF opens the South Bronx
Health Center for Children and
Families, its first fixed-site clinic,
providing residents of this blighted
neighborhood with its first medical
program in 20 years.
1988 CHF becomes one of the nation’s
pioneers in introducing electronic
health record systems, allowing NYCHP
providers to maintain patient records
on mobile medical units where paper
file storage is not possible.
1987
1988
1989
1991
1992
1993
1991 The Fund holds its first
Corporate Council for America’s
children meeting with Senator
Jay Rockefeller as the honorary
Chair. Its policy team partners
with business leaders to improve
children’s access to health care.
1989 The New Jersey Children’s Health
Project hits the road, marking CHF’s first
replication and the start of CHF’s National
Network. Shortly after, CHF expands to
rural communities with the launch of the
Mississippi Children’s Health Project.
1994
1997
1997 The newly
developed Childhood
Asthma Initiative
treats and manages
asthma in under
served communities,
where children are six
times more likely to
suffer from the illness.
Other CHF special health
initiatives address
obesity, mental health
and referral management.
1994 CHF Advisory Council Member
Garry Trudeau helps launch CHF’s Kids
First, Kids Now! public education and
advocacy campaign, dedicating a week
of his daily comic strip, Doonesbury, to
highlight child health
access issues.
Kids First, Kids Now!
inaugurates a series
of national and regional
child health summits.
The first 20 years…
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2003 CHF partners with the Mailman School
of Public Health at Columbia University in
the creation of a new National Center for
Disaster Preparedness, and Irwin Redlener,
MD, is named, as its first director.
2000 With the
introduction of the
Los Angeles Children’s
Health Project, CHF’s
National Network now
includes 11 medical
programs.
1998
2000
1998 Medical Directors
from CHF’s National
Network make their
first visit to local
representatives in
Congress, bringing
stories of children’s
health care needs to
the nation’s top
decision makers.
2001
2004 CHF’s National Network
provides its 1,000,000th health
care visit to a child in need.
2007 CHF celebrates its
20th Anniversary of serving
children. Starting in 2008,
the National Network will
now provide care through 22
programs in 13 states and
the District of Columbia.
2003
2004
2005
2001 CHF forms a Crisis Response
Program in the immediate aftermath of
the September 11 attacks. The Program
provides counseling to and trains
professionals who work with children
throughout New York City. In addition,
CHF and the Marist Institute for Public
Opinion track the long-term emotional
effects of the September 11 attacks
on children and their families through
a series of polls.
2006
2007
2006 CHF embarks on a 5-year strategic
plan and a $106,000,000 campaign to
increase the organization’s capacity to
serve more children.
2005 Hurricane Katrina strikes and CHF responds. Given
that the organization also provided support to South
Florida after Hurricane Andrew and in New York City after
September 11th, CHF decides to officially incorporate
crisis response into its mission.
and growing
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CHF’S MOBILE PEDIATRIC CLINICS…
BRINGING CARE TO KIDS SINCE 1987
zEvery CHF mobile pediatric clinic is associated
with a local health care institution.
zMobile pediatric clinics can be specially designed for delivery of primary, dental, mental
health or emergency response services.
zMobile pediatric clinics can accommodate
15 to 20 patient visits daily.
zMobile pediatric clinics operate on a
regular schedule, visiting sites such as
schools, homeless shelters and public
housing complexes.
zCHF mobile pediatric clinics are designed
to support internet connections and
electronic health record systems, putting
more technology on wheels.
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“We know that there are too
many children in the world who
aren’t receiving needed health
care services. Identifying the
problem is the easy part. Finding
the resources and putting together
the talented staff to address
unmet health care needs is what
CHF does best. We now have 39
mobile pediatric clinics across
the country. There is great
diversity among CHF’s National
Network, but also many
similarities. At every Children’s
Health Fund Project, you will
find effective and compassionate
medical teams. My job is to make
sure that CHF keeps growing and
is accountable to our mission
and to our supporters.”
Karen Redlener, MS
Executive Director, Children’s Health Fund
Patients
0
1987-88
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1997
65,000
18,000
100,000
72,785
150,000
50,000
Health Care Visits
195,108
200,000
5,024
20,095
20 Years
of Growth
Reaching
More
Children
Than Ever
250,000
2007
20
Million
Children
in America
Don’t
Have the
Health Care
They Need
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12%
of children in America
do not have health insurance.
30%
of poor children in the United States
did not see a dentist last year.
20%
of children, ages 9-17, have a mental,
emotional, or behavioral disorder. More than
70% of these youth will not receive care.
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One Mission:
Twenty Two Solutions
The CHF National Network
Because the health care
crisis affects children
across the United States,
CHF has developed a
National Network of
pediatric medical programs.
Today, the Fund has 22 children’s health projects using 39 mobile
pediatric clinics in 13 states and the District of Columbia.
And it is growing.
CHF’s projects are linked by a common mission: to provide
high-quality health care services to low-income and homeless
children. In Texas, Florida, Arizona – every community where CHF
mobile medical clinics provide essential care to underserved children
– the medical teams are dedicated, culturally sensitive and responsive
to the needs of children and their families.
Consistent with this approach, each children’s health project is
affiliated with either an acclaimed academic medical center or
community-based federally-qualified health center. Some of CHF’s
medical affiliates are the Children’s National Medical Center, Lucile
Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University, Montefiore
Medical Center, and New York-Presbyterian Health Care System.
“The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore is proud of our
history with the Children’s Health Fund. Our partnership
links the expertise and technology of a world-class
hospital with a team of dedicated specialists in all
areas of pediatrics - with an outstanding family-centered,
community-based health center and a mobile medical
program. This innovative collaboration is making
significant difference in the lives of children
and families we serve.”
NFC Flagships/Montefiore
Steven Safyer, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Montefiore Medical Center
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The medical affiliates bring essential resources to the children’s
health projects. They have a proven commitment to and knowledge
of their local communities and provide low-income children with
access to specialty services and the latest medical advances.
In partnership with the medical affiliates, CHF ensures that every
children’s health project maintains:
o a clinical director who provides culturally competent
primary care;
o a dedicated medical team;
o referral partners that can help meet diverse patient needs;
o low-literacy and culturally relevant health education
materials and services that help families better understand
and engage in their health care treatment; and
o 24/7 call availability—ensuring that patients are never
more than a phone call away from a doctor.
This comprehensive, timely and coordinated model is known as
a medical home – the gold standard for optimal care of children.
Many CHF Projects offer an even broader range of services, such as
mental health counseling, psychiatric consults, dental care, referral
management and nutritional services, and utilize electronic health
record systems.
2007
18 new positions were added to the National Network, including pediatricians, social workers,
psychologists, dental professionals and health educators.
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The National Network
Philadelphia, PA
San Francisco Peninsula, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Idaho
Grand Junction, CO
Arkansas
Montrose, CO
Chicago, IL
CHF National Office, NY
New York City Programs
Long Island, NY
New Jersey
Washington D.C.
West Virginia
Memphis, TN
Phoenix, AZ
Mississippi
Southern Arizona, AZ
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
South Florida
Children’s Health Fund National Office
Orlando, FL
Children’s Health Fund Project Sites
New Orleans, LA
Special Health Initiative Replication*
*Collaboration beyond CHF’s national network of mobile programs.
During our twentieth
anniversary year, CHF’s
National Network provided
195, 108 encounters to
underserved children,
adolescents and family
members in urban
and rural programs.
Baton Rouge, LA
Children’s Health Project
Year Established
New York Children’s Health Project
New Jersey Children’s Health Project
Mississippi Children’s Health Project
Dallas Children’s Health Project
West Virginia Children’s Health Project
South Florida Children’s Health Project
Washington, DC Children’s Health Project of DC
South Bronx Health Center for Children and Families
Austin Children’s Health Project
San Francisco Peninsula Children’s Health Project
Orlando Children’s Health Project
Arkansas Children’s Health Project
Los Angeles Children’s Health Project
Phoenix Children’s Health Project
Long Island Children’s Health Project
Chicago Children’s Health Project
Idaho Children’s Health Project
Mississippi Gulf Coast Children’s Health Project
New Orleans Children’s Health Project
Baton Rouge Children’s Health Project
Harlem Children’s Health Project
Memphis Regional Children’s Health Project
Southern Arizona Children’s Health Project
1987
1989 & 2007
1991
1991
1992
1992
1992
1993
1995
1995
1997
1999
1999
2002
2000
2003
2004
2005
2006
2006
2006
2008
2008
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The New York
Metropolitan Region
As CHF developed from a single mobile unit in
1987 into a major national organization, many
significant milestones were achieved in the
New York Metropolitan area.
Twenty years ago, CHF launched its first mobile medical program
in New York City. In 1989, the New Jersey Children’s Health
Project hit the road, the Fund’s first replication. And, in 1993,
the Fund, in affiliation with Montefiore Medical Center, opened
its first family-focused, community-based health center in the
South Bronx.
New York Children’s Health Project (NYCHP)
n Affiliated with the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
n Alan Shapiro, MD, Senior Medical Director & Sharon Joseph, MD,
Medical Director
n CHF’s first project and the sister organization to the South Bronx
Health Center for Children and Families
n NYCHP delivers services via three mobile pediatric clinics
n Reaches homeless youth, children and families in Brooklyn,
the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens, at homeless family
shelters and drop-in centers
n Established CHF’s first “enhanced medical home” model of care
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South Bronx Health Center for Children and Families (SBHCCF)
n Affiliated with the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College
of Medicine
n Alan Shapiro, MD, Senior Medical Director & Peter Meacher, MD, Medical Director
n Operates a family-focused, community-based health center that serves children
and family members in the Hunts-Point/Morrisania section of the Bronx
n In collaboration with the NYCHP, this Project develops, implements, and evaluates
many of CHF’s Special Health Initiatives
Harlem Children’s Health Project (HCHP)
n Affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia
University Medical Center
n Partnership with Harlem Children’s Zone
n Leon Smart, MHA, Program Director and Sarah Thompson, PNP
n HCHP’s school-based health center serves school-aged children
in elementary and middle school in Central Harlem
n Services include primary care, mental health, dental services,
and health education
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Long Island Children’s Health Project
(LICHP)
New Jersey Children’s Health Project
(NJCHP)
n Affiliated with North Shore-Long Island
Jewish Health System
n Affiliated with the School of Nursing at the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
n Alec Thundercloud, MD, Medical Director
n Mark S. Johnson, MD, MPH, Medical Director and
Gloria McNeal, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, Project Director
n Operates a mobile pediatric clinic and a mobile
dental clinic in Suffolk and Nassau counties that
reach a growing immigrant population and
other low-income families
n NJCHP’s mobile pediatric clinic cares for low-income
children and families in Newark and Elizabeth with
comprehensive primary care and women’s health
care services
“We strive to provide an excellent level
of health care. It doesn’t matter that
we’re parked in front of a shelter.
It doesn’t matter that our clients are
homeless...it doesn’t mean that
they deserve any less a high standard
of health care.”
Sharon Joseph, MD
Medical Director, NYCHP
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Texas
Since 1991, CHF has brought health care solutions
to some of Texas’ youngest residents.
In addition to operating mobile pediatric clinics, the Dallas Children’s
Health Project offers a program for low-birthweight babies at a
clinic connected to the Dallas County Department of Health. And,
the Austin Children’s Health Project’s bilingual (English/Spanish)
medical team delivers comprehensive care to poor children at local
schools. In a state in which 20% of children lack insurance—the
highest uninsured rate in the nation—CHF’s mobile pediatric clinics
are a welcome resource.
Dallas Children’s Health Project (DCHP)
n Affiliated with Parkland Health and Hospital System,
Department of Pediatrics
n Susan Heinlen-Spalding, MD, Medical Director
n Provides services via mobile pediatric clinics and at a fixed-site location.
n Targeting homeless children and adolescents in the city of Dallas.
The Project also provides care to low birth-weight infants at
clinics in Grand Prairie and Irving
Austin Children’s Health Project (ACHP)
n Affiliated with Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
n Marilyn Doyle, MD, Medical Director
n ACHP’s mobile pediatric clinic visits school sites in low-income
neighborhoods of Austin
n The Project is seeing a growing number of Hispanic immigrants
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To the Medical Team at the Austin Children’s Health Project:
I would like to let you know what a wonderful service the Austin Children’s Health Project
provided for my daughter and her family. My daughter has three sons, all very young, and
they were all sick. Her husband works full time, and was recently given the opportunity to
purchase insurance. They couldn’t afford it.
My daughter always had insurance growing up, and now as an adult starting out with a young
family finds herself in a situation where she needed the care you provide. All three boys
were sick with pinkeye, two ear infections, and two respiratory illnesses. They made three
appointments, and she walked away with samples, prescriptions, and a feeling that her boys
were cared for by someone who not only was knowledgeable, but so very kind.
As the grandmother of these most precious babies, I want to thank you for providing this
fantastic service for families who are caught in the insurance nightmare.
Sincerely,
Mrs. M.
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Our Nation’s Capital
Washington, DC is a very important site for the Fund.
It has an outstanding program there that reaches children in the
Anacostia community, one of the nation’s poorest. D.C. is also where
CHF delivers a strong children’s advocacy message to influential policy
makers and elected officials.
Children’s Health Project of the District of Columbia (CHPDC)
n Affiliated with Children’s National Medical Center and Medical School
n Rhonique Shields-Harris, MD, Medical Director
n CHPDC’s two mobile pediatric clinics, one mobile dental clinic and two
fixed site clinics serve Anacostia and other impoverished neighborhoods
in southeast Washington, D.C. The Project is also the city’s medical
provider for children in foster care.
n Plays a leadership role in a local coalition to reduce asthma
severities in the District.
“The physician-advocate offers quality clinical care and a
perspective on health care policy from the vantage point of
a front-line provider. As Chief Medical Officer of CHF,
I have found that one of our great successes has been
developing a cadre of compassionate, effective physician/
advocates. Our collective voice resonates in Congressional
offices, where decisions on policies affecting underserved
children and access to health care are made.”
Arturo Brito, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, Executive Vice President
Children’s Health Fund
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Southeast Region
CHF expanded its reach in
1992, starting Children’s
Health Projects in West
Virginia and South Florida.
West Virginia Children’s Heath Project (WVCHP)
n Affiliated with Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
n Isabel Pino, MD, Medical Director
These programs were developed in
response to two very different health
care crises. In West Virginia, too many
Appalachian families were unable to
access health care services for their
children. In South Florida, Hurricane
Andrew had wreaked havoc on a
health care system that was already
failing many of the area’s poor.
n WVCHP’s mobile pediatric clinic serves rural communities in the Wayne,
Lincoln and Cabell counties of southwestern West Virginia
South Florida Children’s Health Project (SFCHP)
n Affiliated with University of Miami School of Medicine
n Mavara Mirza-Agrawal, MD, Medical Director
n SFCHP’s mobile pediatric clinics serves communities of Hispanic
and Haitian immigrant families, many of whom are uninsured, in
South Florida’s Miami-Dade County
Orlando Children’s Health Project (OCHP)
n Affiliated with Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women
n Vinny Chulani, MD, Medical Director
n OCHP’s mobile pediatric clinics serves homeless and low income
adolescents from urban communities in Florida’s Orange County.
Project staff also works several days a week in school-based
health centers
“You have to see the person as a whole--to address whatever the medical
complaint is–but also to consider the social and physical environment
they live in, their family background. Working with CHF, we’ve been
able to provide the best possible medical care to individual children
in some of West Virginia’s most remote, rural communities.”
Isabel Pino, MD
Medical Director, WVCHP
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Mississippi
Delta Region
In a region marked by limited
resources, CHF maximizes
its impact by coordinating
activities among its three
local projects.
The Memphis Regional Children’s Health Project’s Medical Director,
Dr. John Knepper, can be reached whenever needed by the Arkansas
Children’s Health Project’s nurse practitioner for medical consultation.
Mississippi Children’s Health Project (MCHP)
n Affiliated with Aaron E. Henry Community Health Center, Inc. and
Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center
n Andres Ramgloolam, MD, Medical Director and Aurelia Jones Taylor,
MBA, Project Director
n MSCHP serves rural communities through mobile units and
fixed-site clinics in Clarksdale and nearby rural delta communities
in North Mississippi
Arkansas Children’s Health Project (ARCHP)
n Affiliated with Lee County Cooperative Clinic and University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences
n Denise Purnell, FNP, Medical Director
n ARCHP’s mobile pediatric clinic serves poor children in eastern
Arkansas’ rural Lee, Phillips and St. Frances counties
Memphis Regional Children’s Health Project (MRCHP)
n Affiliated with Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center
n John Knepper, MD, Medical Director
n MRCHP’s mobile pediatric clinic serves low-income neighborhoods
in Memphis and in the surrounding rural counties of Crockett,
Hardeman and Haywood in West Tennessee
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When Dental Care Isn’t Accessible:
“A seven-year-old girl was brought to our mobile dental clinic and her face was
so swollen her left eye was almost shut. When we examined her we found the
child’s first molar was broken and an infection was spreading. This was the first
time she was being seen by a dental professional in her life. At this point, we
could only arrange for her to be admitted to the hospital where she was treated
with intravenous antibiotics. Thankfully, the infection was limited to her tooth
and the soft tissues of her face. After her discharge, the Mississippi Children’s
Health Project gave her a full dental exam and cleaning. We filled her cavities
and the infected tooth was extracted. Soon after, she was smiling again.”
Andres Ramgloolam, MD
Medical Director, Mississippi Children’s Health Project
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Great Lakes Region
In 2003, more than one in four children in Chicago
lived in a family whose income was below the poverty
level. CHF saw an opportunity to make a difference.
That year, CHF and Chicago University’s Comer Children’s Hospital
partnered to ensure Chicago’s poorest and most medically-underserved
children received high quality health care services at their schools.
Chicago Children’s Health Project (CCHP)
n Affiliated with University of Chicago Hospitals
n Icy Cade-Bell, MD, Medical Director
n CCHP’s mobile pediatric clinic provides services, including primary
care and mental health interventions, to children and adolescents
at over 20 schools in Chicago’s South Side
“CHF and The University of Chicago Comer
Children’s Hospital share a strong commitment to
providing quality health care to vulnerable children.
In partnership with CHF, The University of Chicago
created a “doctor’s office on wheels” to bring medical
resources to children at schools in inner-city Chicago.
Our mobile medical program helps to keep children
healthy and ready to learn.”
Daniel Johnson, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
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Gulf Coast Region
In 2005, the nation and the
world focused on the plight
of thousands of families
displaced by Hurricane
Katrina. Then the television
crews left to cover the next
big story and traditional
emergency response
organizations completed their
missions. CHF stayed on.
The Fund joined forces with local medical organizations—selecting
partners with a reputation for comprehensive care—to create three
permanent Children’s Health Fund Projects. Today, each Project
operates a mobile medical unit that delivers primary care and a
Community Support and Resiliency Unit that brings teams of mental health professionals to schools and community-based sites.
The Gulf Coast Projects work together to bring attention to the
unmet needs of children and families regionally. And since the
children they serve often face similar issues, the Projects’ staffs
share information and benefit from joint in-service trainings.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Children’s Health Project
(MGCCHP)
n Affiliated with Coastal Family Health Center, Inc.
n Persharon Dixon, MD, MBA, Medical Director
n MGCCHP’s mobile units deliver medical and mental health care to
children in rural Harrison and Hancock counties
“Children are resilient. Yet, it is our responsibility to nurture and protect that
resilience. One of the most effective ways to deliver care to children is through
integrated medical and mental health services. CHF’s Projects in the Gulf Coast,
which have both mobile medical and mental health units, are an excellent example
of this. CHF’s primary goal is to provide a medical home for children. My job is to
make sure that every CHF Project incorporates mental health services into their
outstanding primary care delivery.”
Paula Madrid, PsyD
CHF Senior Director of Mental Health Services
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PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE:
A Partnership with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Dealing with the aftermath of major disasters, building resiliency
and readiness before future disasters and assessing the
impact of catastrophes on high risk, vulnerable children and
communities are part of an expanded CHF mission.
The Gulf Coast Projects launched in 2005 in response to
Hurricane Katrina. Deploying mobile medical teams and
establishing permanent projects have demonstrated the
effectiveness of a CHF disaster response capacity.
In partnership with the National Center for Disaster
Preparedness at Columbia University, CHF now has the
ability to document the impact of major disasters, advocate
for policies that will protest vulnerable children and provide
vitally needed services to affected children immediately
after – and in recovery from – large scale disasters.
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New Orleans Children’s Health Project (NOCHP)
n Affiliated with Tulane University School of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics
n Jaya Aysola, MD, Medical Director
n NOCHP’s mobile units deliver medical and mental health
services to children in New Orleans, including a growing
population of recent Hispanic immigrants
“Recognizing the difference between medical and mental health issues in children
can be difficult. A traumatized child, for example, may fail to speak because of
emotional issues. But the deficit may also be related to developmental issues or a
combination of both. The same is true of a teen who has difficulty concentrating.
These sorts of presentations need medical and mental health providers to work
together to address and solve them. That is why our families have access to
both services – at the same site. We provide the right care at the right time.”
Jaya Aysola, MD
Medical Director, New Orleans Children’s Health Project
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Baton Rouge Children’s Health Project (BRCHP)
n Affiliated with Louisiana State University’s Health Sciences
Center School of Medicine
n Heidi Sinclair, MD, Medical Director and Stewart Gordon, MD,
Project Director
n BRCHP’s medical and mental units target families displaced
by the hurricane in a FEMA trailer park (closed in June 2008)
and at schools in East Baton Rouge
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Western Region
In San Francisco, CA and Phoenix, AZ, thousands of
homeless youth make their way to the CHF’s Project’s
medical clinics, safe havens where they can receive
health care without judgment.
For disadvantaged families in Los Angeles, health care is just one more of
the city’s many unaffordable luxuries. Beyond these cities are poor children
in rural areas, such as southern Idaho who go without dental and other
health care services, because too few local providers accept Medicaid.
Phoenix Children’s Health Project (PCHP)
n Affiliated with Phoenix Children’s Hospital in partnership with
HomeBase Youth Services
n Randy Christensen, MD, Medical Director
n PCHP’s mobile pediatric clinics and fixed-site location serve homeless
adolescents in Phoenix and Tempe
n In 2007, the Project received a new mobile medical unit, which CHF
has designated and equipped as a response unit that can be
deployed in future crises and emergencies
“Our collaboration with the Children’s Health Fund is truly
making a difference in the future of health care. Residents,
as well as nursing and medical students, are learning about
comprehensive and compassionate pediatric care through
their rotations with the Phoenix Children’s Health Project.
CHF is also helping us to provide high quality health care
to young people living on the streets of Phoenix.”
Robert L. Meyer
President and CEO, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
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Los Angeles Children’s Health Project
(LACHP)
n Affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
Los Angeles, CA
n Arthur Cho, MD, Medical Director
n LACHP provides services via mobile pediatric
clinics and at fixed-site locations to low-income
families, many of whom are undocumented
immigrants, in Los Angeles
San Francisco Peninsula Children’s
Health Project (SFPCHP)
n Affiliated with Lucile Salter Packard Children’s
Hospital at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
n Seth Ammerman, MD, Medical Director
n SFPCHP’s mobile pediatric clinic provides
services to homeless and uninsured
adolescents in San Francisco and in nearby
San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
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Idaho Children’s Health Project (ICHP)
n Affiliated with Family Health Services, Twin Falls,
ID; St. Luke’s Hospital, Boise, ID; and University
of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT
n James Schroeder, PA, Clinical Director
n ICHP provides dental services via a mobile dental clinic
in eight counties in southern Idaho including Twin Falls
and surrounding rural communities. This area has seen
an influx of Eastern European immigrants and families
of migrant seasonal farm workers
2008
Introducing the Southern
Arizona Children’s
Health Project (SACHP)
In 2008, the SACHP will join the
National Network. Affiliated with
the Chiricahua Community Health
Centers Inc., the Project will bring
comprehensive pediatric services
to children in Cochise County,
Arizona – a county near the
Mexican border with a large
population of children with special
health care needs.
Jonathan Lee-Melk, MD, SACHP’s
Medical Director, is no stranger to
CHF. During his pediatric residency
at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, he
worked with Randy Christensen,
MD, Medical Director of the
Phoenix Children’s Health Project.
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Special Health Initiatives
CHF Projects and staff design Special Health Initiatives that help address
the most pressing health care issues facing poor and homeless children.
Initiatives fall into three categories: preventive and chronic care; overcoming
barriers to services; and improving quality of care.
Preventive and Chronic Care
CHALLENGE:
Nearly one-third of youth in
America have reached unhealthy
weights, and increasing numbers
of children are diagnosed with
type 2 diabetes.
Starting Right Initiative
CHF Solution
Results
Multi disciplinary teams of providers
help families address childhood
obesity and its causes. Physicians
screen children for overweight and
associated health issues. Nutritionists
and health educators help families
develop healthy, budget-wise menus,
learn to cook, and understand the
connection between nutrition, movement and well-being.
Three-quarters of the children receiving
Starting Right’s medical and nutrition
services reduced their BMI z-scores.
BMI z-scores are a sensitive method
for measuring changes in Body Mass
Index percentiles. Other outcomes
include positive changes in eating
and exercise habits.
Partner: The Picower Foundation
Children’s Health Project Sites: New York City Flagship Programs
CHALLENGE:
Asthma is the most common
chronic disease of childhood,
and the third-ranking cause of
hospitalization among children
in the U.S.
Childhood Asthma Initiative
Results
This Initiative combines guidelinesbased clinical care with health
education, mental health services,
intensive asthma clinics that include
allergy-skin testing, and cost-free
medications as needed.
By ensuring that children with asthma
receive appropriate treatment,
emergency room use and in-patient
hospitalizations are significantly
reduced, with an annual average
savings to the health care system of
$4,525 per asthma patient.
Partner: The Picower Foundation
Children’s Health Project Sites: New York City Flagship Programs, Washington, D.C.
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Overcoming Barriers to Care
CHALLENGE:
Low-income families typically
have difficulty accessing specialty
care. When care is delayed
existing conditions are allowed
to worsen and the likelihood of
complications increases.
Referral Management Initiative
CHF Solution
Results
The Referral Management Initiative
(RMI) ensures that patients receive
timely sub-specialty care (cardiology,
dermatology, hematology, etc.) by
providing support at every step of the
referral process. RMI managers arrange
appointments and transportation, make
reminder calls and facilitate ongoing
communication between primary care
providers and sub specialists. A CHFdesigned software system called the
Transportation and Referral Management
System (TRMS) is an essential tool in
the referral process.
RMI has increased the rate of referral
completion for homeless and lowincome families from approximately
7% to nearly 61% - a rate on par with
middle-class families.
Partner: GlaxoSmithKline
Children’s Health Project Sites: New York City Flagship Programs, Washington, D.C.,
Dallas, South Florida, and Los Angeles. In 2008, RMI was also replicated outside of
CHF’s National Network in Philadelphia, PA
CHALLENGE:
Less than one-half of U.S.
children have access to a
medical home.
Medical Home Initiative (MHI)
CHF Solution
Results
The Medical Home Initiative ensures
that – comprehensive, culturally
appropriate, coordinated care – is
provided to families in isolated areas.
MHI also assists participating Children’s
Health Projects to enhance their
Electronic Health Records capacity,
and supports CHF efforts to bring
about policies that reduce barriers to
a medical home for children living in
remote areas.
In 2007, MHI provided over 40,000
medical and dental encounters to
children and their family members.
Partner: sanofi-aventis
Children’s Health Project Sites: Arkansas, Mississippi, West Virginia, Idaho, and
New Jersey in 2009
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CHALLENGE:
More than three million children
each year miss a scheduled
doctor’s appointment due
to lack of transportation;
approximately one-third of
these children will later seek
care in an emergency room.
The Child Health Transportation Initiative (CHTI)
CHF Solution
Results
CHTI combines research, public education and advocacy to draw attention to transportation as a barrier to
health care and its consequences.
Through public-private partnerships,
CHTI is launching and will be evaluating
local pilot projects to improve access
to transportation for health care
services, including shuttles from rural
areas to health care services.
Partner: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Federal Transit Administration
Children’s Health Project Sites: Mississippi, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Arkansas and Memphis
Regional. Also replicated outside the National Network in Nashville, TN and Colorado
CHALLENGE:
Access to health services in
urban areas is too often
compromised by inadequate
transportation services; a
shortage of medical providers
in poor communities; and
linguistic and cultural differences.
Urban Health Initiative (UHI)
CHF Solution
Results
Through the Urban Health Initiative,
CHF Projects bring teams of medical
providers to children and youth in
many high-risk, urban neighborhoods.
UHI supports comprehensive care at
both fixed-site health centers and on
mobile medical units.
In 2007, projects supported by the
Urban Health Initiative provided
73,545 medical encounters to more
than 23,190 children and family
members living in low-income urban
communities.In addition, in 2007,
the Urban Health Initiative helped to
place a mobile medical team on the
road in Newark, New Jersey.
Partner: Wyeth
Children’s Health Project Sites: New York City Flagship Programs, Chicago, New Jersey,
Washington, D.C., South Florida, Orlando, Dallas, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Peninsula, Phoenix, and Long Island
Homeless Teen Finds Help on the Streets
Living on the streets for more than a year, seventeen-year-old David had lost
nearly 40 pounds and was beginning to experience acute vision changes. When
he finally sought care in an emergency room, he was diagnosed with diabetes.
Upon discharge, David didn’t have money to pay for insulin or diabetes supplies.
Then he heard about the Phoenix Children’s Health Project. Through CHF’s Urban
Health Initiative, designed to reach at-risk children and youth in 14 American
cities, David found the care he needed. On the Project’s mobile medical unit,
he received insulin, a glucose monitor, testing strips, supplies, diabetic
education, and nutritious food. He also found a medical team that listened to
him and respected his needs.
Wyeth has been a long-time friend to CHF. By supporting the Urban Health
Initiative, Wyeth is helping to provide care to children and youth in inner-city
America; many of whom would otherwise go without services.
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Improving Quality of Care
CHALLENGE:
Low-income families often
have limited access to high
quality health care services,
resulting in higher rates of
preventable diseases.
Community-based Centers of Excellence
CHF Solution
Results
Through Community-based Centers
of Excellence, CHF, the New York
Children’s Health Project and the South
Bronx Health Center for Children and
Families (SBHCCF) expand efforts that
address common clinical challenges,
by piloting creative interventions,
increasing access to care, enhancing
and training staff, conducting program
evaluation, and measuring outcomes.
A research team from The George
Washington University School of
Public Health and Health Services
established an evaluation model to
determine the effectiveness of the
Initiative’s interventions. In 9 out of
the 10 clinical measures, SBHCCF
outperformed local, state and national
averages. For example, 100% of
children with persistent asthma at the
SBHCCF are on controller medications,
98% of women receiving pre-natal care
at the Center were screened for HIV at
their first or second pre-natal visit and
90% of all adult women patients were
screened for cervical cancer within a
three-year period.
Partner: United Health Foundation
Children’s Health Project Sites: New York City Flagship Programs
HEALTH PUBLICATIONS
The Children’s Health Fund has become a major resource for high
quality health information that helps families understand the conditions
and concerns which affect the health and well being of their children.
This is particularly crucial for medically underserved children and
economically disadvantaged families.
CHF’s award-winning, low-literacy health education materials make it
easy for physicians and educators to provide low-income English and
Spanish speaking families with information on many health-related
topics including asthma, obesity and exercise, and pregnancy. These
booklets, brochures, and other resources help families adopt healthier
behaviors, understand stages of development, prevent disease and
manage chronic illness.
2007
With the support of the MetLife Foundation, CHF introduced in 2007 its newest health
education series: Think Healthy! These bilingual brochures help young readers and their
parents to understand the connection between food and mood.
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Responding to
public Health Crises
In each of these circumstances, the local authorities required
outside assistance to attend to the immediate and long-term medical
and/or mental health needs of impacted children.
In 2006, the Children’s
Health Fund expanded
its mission to include
response to public health
crises. This was a natural
progression for the Fund,
which had responded to
a number of disasters,
including Hurricane Andrew
in South Florida, the events
of September 11, 2001
and Hurricane Katrina.
“The Children’s Health
Fund is where the rubber
meets the road—literally.
Within five days of
Hurricane Katrina, CHF
was in the Gulf Coast
providing care.”
Jane Pauley
CHF Board Member
2007
CHF’s mobile medical model makes the Fund particularly adept at
crisis response. Mobile medical units allow medical and other professionals to reach inaccessible areas, provide on-the-spot care, and
map the scale of need. Mobile units alone are not sufficient
to address catastrophic events; success also requires skilled and
prepared health care teams.
Working with the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at
Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, CHF trains its
National Network in emergency preparedness, documents the impact
of major disasters, develops a cadre of qualified pediatric disaster
care responders, and advocates for policies that will protect vulnerable
children and ensure needed services to families immediately after—
and in the recovery from—large scale disasters.
In 2007 CHF, in collaboration with the National Center for Disaster
Preparedness, published two white papers to draw attention to the
ongoing crisis:
o Released in February, The Recovery Divide: Poverty and the Widening
Gap among Mississippi Children and Families Affected by Hurricane
Katrina, indicated that Mississippi children displaced by the disaster
were showing signs of depression, anxiety and and behavioral problems,
with many lacking any health insurance.
o In December, CHF issued a study - The Legacy of Katrina’s Children:
Estimating the Numbers of Hurricane-Related At-Risk Children in
the Gulf Coast States of Louisiana & Mississippi - which estimated
that approximately 50,000 children remain displaced nearly three
years after Katrina. These young people are at risk for a host of
serious educational, medical and mental health issues.
The Children’s Health Fund invested in two new mobile medical units equipped for
emergency response—one on each coast—which can be deployed quickly to catastrophic
events that impact vulnerable families.
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Technology & Training
The Fund employs multiple
strategies to reach health
care professionals and
organizations that are not
directly connected to its
National Network.
Through linkages with top medical schools, CHF Projects train the
next generation of doctors. Students and residents learn best
practices for caring for disadvantaged children and youth aboard our
mobile pediatric clinics and at several fixed–site health centers
operated by CHF Projects.
The Fund makes customized software systems available to Projects
within the National Network and beyond, including the Transportation
and Referral Management System (TRMS) that supports coordination
of specialist appointments. CHF is also working with the New York
City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop pediatric
components of an electronic health record system, utilized by the
City’s community-based health centers and CHF Projects.
For organizations that would like to create a “medical home” for
low-income children, CHF can offer a range of tools, including
training, technology assistance, and program development. Should
the circumstances warrant it, CHF will enable organizations to utilize
components of our special health initiatives. The goal, however, is
not to create cookie cutter images of CHF’s Projects, but rather to
replicate their successful results.
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Advocacy/Policy:
A VOICE FOR CHILDREN
Nearly 9 million children in the United States are uninsured
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) fills the gap
for millions of low-income working families ineligible for Medicaid but
for whom private insurance is unaffordable. Given the importance
of this public initiative, CHF placed S-CHIP’s re-authorization at the
forefront of its 2007 policy agenda.
Throughout the year, CHF played a leadership role in events to support
legislative re-authorization efforts that would increase the scope and
reach of S-CHIP. These included a town hall meeting in New York; a
rally in Washington D.C.; congressional offices visits on Capitol Hill
organized by CHF Executive Vice President, Dennis Johnson; and a
press conference where Paul Simon and Dr. Irwin Redlener joined
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other health care advocates.
By signing up for CHF’s Advocacy
E-Alerts at www.advocacy.childrens
healthfund.org, you can receive
regular updates on S-CHIP and
other legislation that affects children
and easily compose a message to
your local elected officials.
“CHF spends time on Capitol Hill because that’s where
decisions are made, where priorities are set that will affect
the ability of kids to get the medical care they need.
We go there to speak to the people who have the power
and resources to really ensure the well-being of our kids.”
Dennis Johnson, MPA
Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, Children’s Health Fund
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A Prescription for the Neglected Children of the Gulf Coast
In the Gulf Coast region, CHF helped keep policy makers’ attention
focused on the unmet needs of children impacted by Hurricanes
Karina and Rita, many of whom were still living in FEMA trailer parks
and temporary housing units in 2007. The Fund, along with its
partner at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia
University’s Mailman School of Public Health conducted research on
the continuing public health crisis in the Gulf; convened a regional
coalition of stakeholders in housing, education and healthcare to
develop a shared understanding of the issues facing displaced
children; and was joined by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to announce
the coalition’s prescription to help heal the tens of thousands of
displaced children still reeling from the Hurricanes’ impact.
Sharing Information with the Health Care Community
In 2007, CHF disseminated its research to health professionals
through publications in peer-reviewed journals. Articles included
the Health Status of Homeless Children Revisited, published in
Advances in Pediatrics; Asthma Among Homeless Children in NYC:
An Update, published in American Journal of Public Health; and
A Mobile Medical Care Approach Targeting Underserved Populations
in post-Hurricane Katrina Mississippi, published in Journal of Health
Care for the Poor and Underserved.
2007
CHF presented 24 papers at
national conferences for these
and other professional groups:
o National Hispanic Medical
Association
o National Rural Health
Association
o American Association of
Behavioral & Social Sciences
o Pediatric Academic Societies
o National Initiative for Children’s
Healthcare Quality
o AcademyHealth
o American Public Health
Association
o National Assembly on
School-Based Health Care
Copies of abstracts, posters, presentations
and health education materials can be
found in the Publications section of CHF’s
website at www.childrenshealthfund.org/
publications/index.php.
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CHF IN THE NEWS
Media Highlights
In 2007, attention was drawn to CHF’s work on children’s health
issues through over 150 media placements in national outlets that
included the Associated Press, CBS Evening News, CNN, The New
York Times, NPR, Reuters, the Today Show and USA Today. CHF Projects
also made news locally in locations such as Arkansas, Idaho,
Mississippi, New Jersey and Phoenix.
Making
Headlines
in 2007
“Kids Get the Skinny on Eating Healthier:
Program Gives Tips on Starting Right.”
New York Daily News
Health Care Crisis for America’s Children Prompts Children’s
Health Fund to Lobby For More to Help Them.
CBS Morning News
Mobile Health Center a Boon for Coast.
Mississippi Sun Herald
For the Poorest Children, a Doctor with Wheels and a Mission.
The New York Times
Medical Care for Kids Hits the Road with New Unit.
Newark Star Ledger
Many Children Struggling After ’05 Storms.
The New York Times
Doctors Who Deliver.
TIME for Kids
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FRIENDS OF CHF HELP
PRODUCE AN UNFORGETTABLE
20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
American Idol Raises CHF’s National Profile
In April 2007, CHF was selected as a beneficiary of
American Idol’s first Idol Gives Back charity fundraiser. A two-year,
$7.5 million grant was awarded to CHF, thanks to the generosity of
millions of Idol viewers across the country. Idol Gives Back funds
will help over 60,000 children throughout CHF’s National Network by
allowing Projects to expand services, hire new staff, upgrade mobile
medical units and initiate the Southern Arizona Children’s Health Project.
A Record-Breaking 20th Anniversary Gala
On May 30, 2007, CHF’s annual gala drew a record 1,300 guests and
raised $2.3 million for children’s health. Humanitarian Award Honoree
President Bill Clinton’s stirring speech underscored the importance of
a quality health care system in securing a better future for children.
Also honored that night were Robert Essner, Chairman of Wyeth
and Christian W.E. Haub, Executive Chairman of The Great Atlantic
& Pacific Tea Company. The evening ended with an electrifying
performance by Marc Anthony, who was introduced to the stage by
his wife, Jennifer Lopez.
When President Clinton spoke at the gala about the importance
of helping others, he could have been referring to the impact that
the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund has had on children in the Gulf
Coast In 2007, the foundation supported CHF’s Gulf Coast School
Health Initiative that provided both medical and mental health services
to the youngest victims of the Hurricane at schools in Louisiana
and Mississippi.
“About all you can do in life is give
another person a chance. It’s the greatest gift
there is and I thank you for doing it.”
President Bill Clinton
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2006 – 2010
The $106 Million Campaign for the Children’s Health Fund
CHF recently announced a
five-year campaign that is
supporting an ambitious
but achievable, strategy
for growth.
Through Summer 2008, CHF has raised more than $69 million
towards its $106 million goal. Donors who give to CHF during this
campaign will help thousands more children stay healthy – an essential
key to their future success and ours.
By expanding CHF’s annual operating budget, investing in infrastructure,
and growing CHF’s endowment, the Fund will:
o Increase patient capacity by more than 25%;
o Expand our National Network to up to 25 Children’s
Health Projects;
o Push for universal access to quality health care for all children;
o Improve CHF’s ability to respond quickly to public health
disasters where children may be inordinately affected;
o Strengthen the New York Flagship Programs’ ability to
reach more children and family members by expanding
facilities; and
o Replace aging mobile medical units in CHF’s fleet.
CHF can proudly report that some of this growth has already occurred.
Since CHF launched the campaign, the number of Projects in its
National Network has increased from 17 to 22, including the Southern
Arizona Children’s Health Project that will officially begin services in
2008. The Fund has also provided support to hire additional staff
at 14 Projects in the National Network, including pediatricians,
mental health professionals and nutritionists to provide even more
comprehensive care.
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Financials
Statement of Revenue & Expenses
Year Ending December 31, 2007
Revenues, Gains & Other Support
Contributions & Grants
7%
7%
**Foundations
6%
The
Children’s
Health Fund
2007
Corporations
2,444,514
Individuals
4,750,500
Government
80%
$13,376,542
Net Special Events Revenue
317,863
1,782,264
Interest & Dividends
132,078
Net Gain on Investments
459,052
Total Revenues
$23,262,813
Expenses
New York City Programs
$7,003,312
National Programs
8,237,104
Policy & Education
1,572,193
Disaster Response
2,863,091
Management & General
1,322,426
Fundraising
Fundraising
1,566,036
Management & General
Total Expenses
Clinical & Public Health Programs*
Policy & Education
*This includes support for CHF’s network of
Children’s Health Projects, as well as public
health and disaster response initiatives.
Ratio of Supporting Services to total expenses
$22,564,162
12.80%
Balance sheet
Year Ending December 31, 2007
Assets
Cash
$844,346
Investments
6,557,272
Contributions Receivable
Fixed Assets - Net
Other Assets
Total Assets
12,782,212
2,461,806
133,345
$22,778,981
Liabilities & Net Assets
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses
$708,867
Grants Payable
13,761,768
Total Liabilities
14,470,635
Net Assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
** This includes corporate foundations.
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8,308,346
$22,778,981
Ways to Give
Generous and concerned
donors make contributions
to CHF through our website,
direct mail campaigns, and
special events. CHF offers
donors other unique ways to
give. To learn more about
the opportunities listed
below, please call CHF’s
Development Department
at 212-452-3340.
Workplace Giving
Employees across the country can now choose to contribute a portion
of their paychecks to CHF through workplace giving campaigns. Federal
employees and members of the U.S. military can direct donations to
CHF through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC #36067). In
addition, CHF has joined Children 1st-America’s Charities, a federation
made up of charitable organizations dedicated to helping children.
For more information about workplace giving or help setting up a
workplace campaign at your company, please contact Patty Abrams
at pabrams@chfund.org.
The Legacy Society for the Children’s Health Fund
The Legacy Society for the Children’s Health
Fund recognizes supporters of the Fund
who provide a legacy of good health by
including CHF in their estate plans.
Members of the Society are helping to ensure that America’s homeless
and poor children will have healthy futures. For more information, please
contact Shireen Idroos at sidroos@chfund.org.
Home Run Club
Members of the Home Run Club – led by Johnny Damon,
New York Yankees’ Outfielder - pledge money for every
home run the Yankees hit as a team for the season
or make a one-time gift for the season. Thanks to the
generous support of loyal Yankee/CHF fans, over the
past 20 years the Club has raised more than $1 million to help ensure
medical care for the nation’s most vulnerable children. To become a
member or make a pledge, contact Patty Abrams at pabrams@chfund.org.
“We think the Children’s Health Fund’s work is
important to today’s kids and future generations, so we set
up a trust to make sure CHF will be here to help kids
stay healthy in years to come.”
Louis J. and Doris L. Lombardi
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Institutional
Donors
$1 million and over
Charity Projects Entertainment Fund/
IDOL Gives Back
The Picower Foundation
Robin Hood Foundation
United Health Foundation
$500,000 - $999,999
Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Deerfield Foundation
GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
sanofi-aventis
Wyeth
$100,000 - $499,999
Bloomberg
Carnegie Corporation of New York
The Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
The Ira W. DeCamp Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
MetLife Foundation
The Samberg Family Foundation
sanofi pasteur
The Starr Foundation
The Tomorrow Foundation
UJA-Federation of New York
$50,000 - $99,999
Altman Foundation
American Legacy Foundation
AmeriCares
Arience Foundation
The Big Apple to The Big Easy Concert Fund
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Cablevision Systems Corporation
C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
College Point Management, Inc.
Bernard F. & Alva B. Gimbel Foundation
HBO’s Charity Drive
The Hearst Corp.
Keesal, Young & Logan, P.C.
Louisiana Family Recovery Corps
Madison Square Garden
Merck & Co., Inc.
Irene W. & C. B. Pennington Foundation
Schering-Plough Corporation
Virgin Mobile USA & Virgin Unite
$25,000 - $49,000
Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation, Inc.
The Ammon Foundation
Arnold & Porter, LLP
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Avon Products, Inc.
Bandai Foundation
BD
BearingPoint, Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
CBA Industries, Inc.
Coca Cola Enterprises
Dan Klores Communiations
Dendrite International
Eli Lilly & Company Foundation
Foundation for the Mid South
Goldman Sachs Group
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
of New Jersey
Howrey, LLP
The Lehman Brothers Foundation
Maersk Inc.
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
The Ambrose Monell Foundation
Pfizer Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prudential Financial, Inc.
The Reed Foundation, Inc.
The RosaMary Foundation
Helena Rubinstein Foundation
Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher
Foundation, Inc.
Sidley Austin, LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Verizon Communications Inc
Wheels Inc.
$10,000 - $24,999
Acadia Realty Trust
Accenture LLP
Alactel - Lucent Technologies
American Express Company
American Express Foundation
The Frank J. Antun Foundation
Bank of America
BBDO New York
Buy4Now
Centocor, Inc.
Centro Properties Group
The Chatlos Foundation, Inc.
Citigroup
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Discovery Communications, Inc.
DomaniCell, LLC
Dresdner Kleinwort Services LLC
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CHF received four stars,
the top rating, from Charity
Navigator for high-quality fiscal
management. Charity Navigator
also recognized CHF as the
number one celebrity-related
charity in America.
Eastern Fish Company
Euro RSCG MVBMS Partners
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, Inc.
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Future Leadership Foundation, Inc.
Grey Global Group, Inc.
Grocery Haulers, Inc.
IMSCI - International Meetings and Science
The Jewish Federation
of Greater Baton Rouge
JPMorgan Chase Securities Inc.
Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Mass Mutual Financial Group
The MCJ Foundation
Medtronic, Inc.
Merrill Lynch
Montefiore Medical Center
Morgan Stanley
New York Yankees Foundation
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Oxford Health Plans
Pacific Fruit, Inc.
Nurminen Construction of NY Inc.
OCS Builders Group, LLC
Ogilvy Healthworld
OMD North America
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
Perdue Farms Incorporated
The Louis and Harold Price Foundation, Inc.
Procter & Gamble
Rosenbaum Design Group
Ruitenberg Displays
RWDSU Local 338
Adolph & Ruth Schnurmacher
Foundation, Inc.
Institutional
Donors
$10,000 - $24,999 (cont.)
Signorelli
Sloane & Company
Starfield & Smith, P.C.
Tuscan Dairy Farms,
a division of Dean Foods
Union County Community Foundation
The Wooden Nickel Foundation
World Wide Food Products, Inc.
World Wide Sales, Inc.
Anonymous
$5,000 - $9,999
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics
APIO
C. R. Bard Foundation, Inc.
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Cadient Group
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
DeSilva & Phillips LLC
The Dow Chemical Foundation
GM R* Works
Guggenheim Elementary School,
Port Washington
IMS - Shared Business Services
Jack and Jill of America Foundation
Marist College Institute for Public Opinion
NYBOT Futures & Options for Kids
OCS Builders Group, LLC
Patheon Inc.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Port Washington Public School
Organizational Fund
Ropes & Gray LLP
Sacks & Co. New York Inc.
Schering Berlin, Inc.
Sarah Schieffelin Residuary Trust
Starlight Children’s Foundation
Vornado Realty Trust
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Whitestone Associates, Inc.
Zenith Optimedia Group
$2,500 - $4,999
Assurant Foundation
The Florence V. Burden Foundation
Earthbound Farm Organic
Euro RSCG Life Worldwide
Fresh Express
Gatoff Mechanical Group
Lutheran Church of Our Savior
New York Philadelphia Presbyterian Church
Price Meese Shulman and D’Arminio, P.C.
RDD Associates
Reckitt Benckiser
ROSEWEB, INC.
Southern Store Fixtures, Inc.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
The Ovation Travel Group
United Way of Tri-State
Vertis Communications
Anonymous
$1,000 - $2,499
AAA Refrigeration Service, Inc.
Agilysys, Inc.
Alcyone Plumbing
American Chai Trust
Amper Investment Banking
Beattie Padovano, LLC
Bench International
Edith C. Blum Foundation, Inc.
Branded Asset Management Ventures
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Carol Ann Produce Packaging Corp.
Charity Card Mall
Cicatelli Associates, Inc.
Citrus World, Inc.
Coastal General Contracting, Inc.
ConAgra Foods Inc.
Corrective Hydraulic Service
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
DGC Capital Contracting Corp.
Edgeware Analytics
Fox Broadcasting Company
FTSE Americas Inc.
Fujitsu
Goldsmith Associates, Inc.
Hallmark Cards
Hartington Trust
Health Care Institute of New Jersey
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Hitachi Foundation
ImClone Systems Incorporated
Inpatient Clinical Solutions (ICS)
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
John F. Kidde Fund for
Basic Human Needs
John Snow, Inc.
UFCW Local 1776
M.2 Packaging Corp.
Marsicano Foundation
Metropolitan Jewish Health System
Metzger-Price Fund, Inc.
Modern Electric Co.
Nashua Corporation
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Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough LLP
Newsday
North Shore Plumbing Supply Co
Northwood Construction Company, Inc.
The Osborne Group, Inc.
Pearson, Inc.
Pfizer - United Way Campaign
PHCG Brand Headquarters
Schindler Elevator Corporation
Sodexho, Inc.
Somerset Patriots Baseball Club
Thru Way Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Tiffany Gate Foods
Tomra North America
Turkey Hill Dairy
Williams & Jensen PLLC
Wine For Good
zgroupinc
$100 - $999
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
ATV Inc.
Ava Shypula Consulting, Inc.
Beacon Light Foundation
Carroll, Guido & Groffman, LLP
Cars4Charities
Casino Executive Search, LLC
Catelli Brothers, Inc.
Clockwork Solutions
Computer Port, Inc.
Diversion Magazine Division
Edgar R. Ferland Painting
First Baptist Church of Shallotte
First National Title Insurance Company
GfK NOP
Grace Guild Lutheran Church
Important Gifts, Inc.
John Fox Marketing Consulting
Kiwanis Club of Denver Tech Center
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Lagniappe Women’s Club
LSU Student Campaign for Child Survival
Manorhaven, PTA
Marcy Enterprises Inc.
The Millennium Group
Monterey Fund, Inc.
Nespola Charitable Foundation
New Century Capital Consultants
New York City Transit Authority
Nichols Yacht Yard, Inc.
NLI International Inc.
Nurminen Construction of NY Inc.
Pink Package, LLC
INDIVIDUAL
DONORS
$100 - $999 (cont.)
Pivot Point International Academy
Play for Your Cause/ZogSports
Port Washington Teachers Association
Port Washington Teachers Federal
Credit Union
Port Washington United Methodist Church
Precise Plumbing Inc.
Southern Development Co.
St. Andrew’s Church
St. Peter of Alcantara Church
Steinway & Sons
Suffolk Education Local 870
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Total Financial Systems
Sunbelt Graphics Inc.
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Universal Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Weber HSA Inc.
William Consalo and Sons Farms, Inc.
Anonymous (3)
Matching Gifts
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Aetna Giving Campaign
The AXA Foundation
Ford Foundation Matching Gift Program
GE Foundation
Mastercard International Match
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
The Prudential Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
TD Securities, USA
$100,000 and over
The Carson Family Charitable Trust
Doris L. and Louis J. Lombardi
Donald H. Layton and Sandra Lynn Lazo
Carol and Robert F. Tannenhauser
Jane and Garry B. Trudeau
Anonymous (1)
$50,000 - $99,999
Mrs. Lily Safra
$20,000 - $49,999
Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation
Laura Coulter-Jones Foundation
The Goodman Memorial Foundation
The Johnny Damon Foundation
Gary Lippman
Dr. Rock Positano
Karen and Irwin Redlener, M.D.
Arnold H. and Katherine Snider
Kenneth I. Starr
$10,000 - $19,999
The Anbinder Family Foundation
Susan and Mark Dalton
Anne R. Dow Family Foundation
Goldring Family Foundation
Don A. Innamorato
Janine Luke Fund
Alan C. Markson
Wendy and Jeffrey Maurer
Joni L. Walaski, Esq.
Anonymous (1)
$5,000 - $9,999
Baskes Family Foundation
Sara and Scott Carpenter
Marjorie T. and William R. Coleman
Meriwether Family Fund
Nancy Horsey
Gloria M. Janata, J.D.
Gerald McNamara
Yvonne and Leslie Pollack
Family Foundation, Inc.
David Rosen
Leo W. Seal Family Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
Michael and Sandra Tannenbaum
Jacqueline Jodl and James Viceconte
The Emanuel and Anna Weinstein
Family Foundation
The Barry and Randi Weiss
Family Foundation
The Winters Family Fund
Richard Zahn
Anonymous (1)
$2,500 - $4,999
The Blanck Family Foundation
Lenny Blumenthal
Reed A. Clark
Jodi S. Cohen
Randy and Robert Deutsch
Barbara and John T. Giebel
Jennifer and Adam Goldstein
The Green Family Foundation
Nancy and John J. Kelly
Dr. and Mrs. Alan Lipp
Marcus Marino
E. and J. Leigh Holden McCormack
Miller Family Endowment
Barbara A. and Barton M. Nassberg
The Eric and Joan Norgaard
Charitable Trust
Paula K. and Dominic A. Petito
Ira M. Resnick Foundation, Inc.
Cheryl Rosen
Mary Alice and Richard G. Schiller
CHF’s New York Childhood Asthma Initiative saves local hospitals
$4 million
a year, as a result of reductions in emergency department visits
and hospitalizations of children with asthma.
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INDIVIDUAL
DONORS
$2,500 - $4,999 (cont.)
Jean M. and Ronald W. Wackrow
Anonymous
$1,000 - $2,499
Steve Alex
Mary Ann M. and Steven J. Allard
Donna Estes Antebi
Donna and Ricardo M. Baptista
Sally and John Dean Barline
Jennifer and John P. Barry
The Becket Family Foundation
Leonard Benowich
Maureen B. and Stephen A. Bezer
Ellen and Paul Blake
Lauren J. and Richard H. Blanck, M.D.
Inez Branca Family Foundation
Anne Flick and Neil S. Braun
Charles Bryan
Chris Buck
Dennis Burk
Martin Cantor
Paul Chartier
Edward A. Chernoff
Cathy Morris Chernoff
Ralph A. Child and Eliza S. Blanchard
Gary Ciliberto
Ellen Faye and Charles Ingram Cogut
The Joseph R. Daly Foundation
Janet and Martin Dawkins, Jr.
The Honorable and Mrs. David N. Dinkins
Jacqueline Dixon
Karen E. and Glenn Doshay
Betzie Duncan
Nancy and Michael Feller
Carmine Fiore
Herbert B. Fixler, Esq.
FJC, Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
William Flumenbaum
Joan and Andrew J. Frankle
W. Robert Friedman, Jr.
Bobbie A. and Robert W. Gaunt
H. Jack Geiger, M.D.
Joseph and Maria Genovesi
The Glickenhaus Foundation
Simeon and Heide Gold
Ruth Goodman
David and Alan Greene
Family Foundation, Inc.
Louis Hafkin and Theo Bobetski-Hafkin
Georg Rudolph Haub
Steven M. Hayes, Esq.
Amy and Brian Heese
William Hoffman
Susan and Marty Jannol
Irit and Paul Kerner
Bernard Khaw
Linnea E. and Peter F. Knecht
C. and Dan P. Kourkoumelis
Jeff and Lisa Lanctot
Leo Leal
Stephen & May Cavin Leeman
Foundation Inc.
Edward Lewis
The Chris & Melody Malachowsky
Family Foundation
Andrew McInnes, Jr.
Allison Milgard
Eve M. and David B. Monglardo
The Eleanor & Roy Nester Family Foundation
The Nico Fund
Moira Ogden
AJ Perella Foundation
George Pistoresi
The Prosnitz Foundation
Diane Lunt and Eric Rosenfeld
Clare and Allan Rosenfield, M.D.
Nancy Sandwick
Frank Scavone
Gary Schermerhorn
Donald Schupak
Laura Scott
Neal Shapiro
Dean J. Shulman
Maureen Smith
Melanie Smith
Amanda Thomas Alexander and
Nathan Alexander
Anonymous (2)
$500 - $999
Suzanne M. Ail
Karen Anderson
The Frances and Benjamin Benenson
Foundation, Inc.
Enid and Maxwell Bentley
Family Foundation
Pamela and Gene Bernstein
Christopher Borchert
Lisa M. and Joseph P. Borella
Sandra Borenkind
John Brice
Sharon Brody
Barbara Bushell
Mitchell Cannold
Robert Carpana
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John D. Carton
Anthony Cipollo
Melissa Cooper
Colin and Jackie Corcoran
Charles Cottingham
Wendy Cown
Christina L. and Anthony R. DelDonna
James DeMetro
Kathleen A. and Michael F. Di Meglio
Vivian and Strachan Donnelley, Ph.D.
Sharon Dolan
June S. Dwyer
Kathy S. Edelman
Linda Edwards
Susan Ehrenthal, M.D.
Brian Eisenberg
Bridget Farrell
Leslie and Jeffrey Fischer
Richard Forte
Bridget K. and Michael O. Gagnon
Michael Gardini
Colin and Amanda J. Goddard, M.D.
Herta Gordon
John P. Graham, Pharm.D.
Raymond Haarstick
Kevin Hogan
Jeffrey Isaacson
Dianne and Thomas M. Jones
Sandi and Harris Kalish and Family
Joseph and Gina Kelly
The Krause Family
Theresa Larson
Carol and Robert E. Lemke
James Ling
Michael Lisbe
Lucy K. Marks and Scott Sprinzen
Claire Emily and Peter Metcalfe
Maureen and Michael Moriarity
Filipe Moura
James Myers
Carol and Rudolph J. Napodano
Mitchell Nathanson
Juliann Noce
Kathleen M. and Daniel E. O’Meara
Camille Parisi
Barbara and Michael M. Phillips, M.D.
Linda Plager
The RMF Foundation
Timothy Roberts
Susan F. Scharf and Steve L. Ross
Deborah and Charles M. Royce
Gary Satin
Keith Schenenga
$500 - $999 (cont.)
Tycha Stading
Jonathan Tannenhauser
Lori Taylor
Marilou Faith and Joseph Tenenbaum, M.D.
Adena and Matthew Traub
Siobhan Flannery Zito and Joseph Zito
Anonymous
$250 - $499
Elaine G. Ajello
Ted Bayer
Nell Beckerman
Nicole Bergman
Janet L. and Brett A. Beris
Bertha B. Blanck
Linda Boggess
John Brademas
Lesley Brooks
Margaret Ellen Brown
Peter Brown
Clayton Buckingham
Vicente Calderone
Glenn Carpenter
Kathleen Catalano
Andrew Chen
Frank Cincotti
Caroline Cleaver
Todd Cohen and Jill Cohen Jtten
Cliff Colwell
Peter Corbett
Jason Crowl
Dennis R. Cryer, M.D., FAHA
Julia Curry
Laura Davison
John Deering
Jamie L. and James P. Delaney
Bernadette Delcarpio
Kathy and Albert Diamant
Merrill and Robert M. Drillings
Marie R. Dubie
Barbara and Samuel Dyer
Lauren Egna
Deborah Eskenazi
Gerald Farmer
Virginia Fauvre
Danielle Feuillan
Victoria Field
Beverly Fiser
Robert Fowke
Marilyn Newman and William F. Ganong
Rosalie Genevro
Martha E. Gifford
Charles Goldman
Suzanne and Charles L. Goldstein
Richard Gonzalez
Burton and Joellynn Goodman
Christine R. and Andrew Gorman
Joyce Greene
Andre Guirard
Stanley N. Hall
David Harris
M. Elisabeth Heath and Craig B. Rich
George and Diane Henninger
Jimmy and Judy Holton
The Richard R. Howe Foundation
Steven Ioannou
Susan Jennings
Reem Jishi
Carolyn Johnson
Patricia E. Johnson
Laura Berlan and Mosel Katzter
Stephanie Kilkenny
Trevor King
Claudette Kuntz
Jeffrey Scott Lane
Lisa Lazar
Susan S. and Robert Leffler
Matthew D. Loozis
Teresa Lovejoy
Patricia E. and Gordon G. Loveland
Clara Lowry
Susan B. and John B. Magee
Vadim Margulis
Alice Marleaux
James D. Mathews
Ann Maxwell
Richard McCarthy
Enilda Mena
David Merritt
Michael Mogan
Kathleen Mooney
Robert Munro
Catherine Neal
Jan Nickey
Elin and Michael Nierenberg
Robert G. and Judith A. Norman
Karen A. Olejarz
Darcy J. O’Neill
Simon Palmer
David Panelli
Stacy Papas
Shelly Pardo
Maria Pereira
Louis F. Petroni
Mitchell Pines
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Konstantina Pitenis
Russ Pitts
Mary Katherine Powers
David Prentice
James Price
Maureen and Anthony Psomas
Patricia and John Quirk
Jorge Ramirez
Melanie Ricker
Wendy G. Rockefeller
Thomas G. and Marilyn M. Rodahan
Jane A. Roeder
Scott Rower
Darren W. Saunders
Robert D. Schultz
Arlene Semaya
Geoffrey Simmons
Beverly B. and George R. Spalding
Melissa Sturno
Sharon Stutzman
Paul Swanson
Anthony Tassone
Susan G. Taylor Philanthropic Fund
Linda Tengwall
Lee Anne Vetrone-Timothy
and Matt Timothy
Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko
Turk Family Foundation of
the Jewish Community Foundation
Andrew M. Upton
Matthew D. Vertin
Karen and Cosmo J. Vetrone
Ewa Wajnberg
Audrey and Peter A. Weil, M.D.
Denise Weimann Ryan
Jeb Weisman and Fran Harris
Linda Welles
Edwina J. Westbrooks
Sue Wilson
Steven Woghin
Amy and William D. Yates
Michael Zambrano
Marcia L. Minuskin and
Jeffrey A. Zonenshine
Anonymous (4)
$100 - $249
Abbas Aalem
Nancy Abernathy
Peter Abraham
Mark A. Addy
Diana Lynn and Vincent Ajello
Brian and Nili Alben
INDIVIDUAL
DONORS
$100 - $249 (cont.)
Joanne Allen
John R. Allison
Josh Alloy
Christian Andrews
June Alston
Magaly Alvarez
Karel Amaranth
Dell Anderson
Jodi Anderson
Evan H. Appelman
Joanne Artz
David Atnip
Garrett Awaii
Frances Balko
Cheryl Baltes
Lynell Bangs
Susanne Banz
Pichchenda Bao
John G. Bares
Carolyne Diane Barnett
Jim Barricks, III
Terri Bass
JoEllen Becker
Simone Bedient
Rebecca Beers
Carole Bell
Karen and Ron Berger
Bonnie Biddle
Mary P. Biederman
June Bigge
Robin Blackmon
James Blanco
Cynthia Bolker
Rose Bonanno
Phyllis and Louis Bordonaro
M. and J. Borut
Richard and Arlene Braverman
Mary Brazier
Miriam M. Breier
Lisa Breitinger
Naomi and Richard Brill
Richard Brockway
Rashne Bulsara
Diane Bunning
Christine M. Burwell
Linda Butler
Robin Byer
Vickie Byrd
Manny Caixeiro
Mary Callahan
Jennifer Campbell
Heidi Campos
Pete Caparelli
Rebekah Caplan
Elizabeth Cardone
Jill Carrier
Mary Carron
Cynthia Cartwright
Vincent Castle
Andrew J. Cedarbaum, D.D.S.
Marybeth Brande and Donald Chanfrau
Lynda Chavez
Elin Chinn
Hiram and Elba Chirel
Janis Christensen
Herman Clark
Sharon Clemens
Virginia Clines
Andrea Harris and Steven B. Cohen
Ann C. and Ronald J. Collins
JoAnn Copeland
Konstantine Costa
Cynthia Coward
James and Nancy Cowles
Vyvian Cragholm
Lisa Crane
Reggie Crayton
Antoni A. Curiale
Sandra Curti
Judith Ann Epstein and Jeffrey B. Curtis
Pamela Cyr
Nadav Daniel
Elizabeth A. and Gregory J. Danilek
Debra and Chris Davis
Letitia M. Davis
Judi and John Davison
Terri Deeds
Rhonda Dehnert
Maria T. Encinares and
Andrew S. Deitch and Family
Deborah Dellosso
Roma Demsia
Mary Dewan
Jerry Diamondstein
Steve Dime
Melinda Dittman
Vicki Dixon
Robert and Cheryl Dodes
Bonnie Dominguez
Jesse C. and Julie C. Doscher
Edward Downs
Claire D. Dunne
John Durante
Gary and Yolanda Dyer
Elaine Eaton
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Susan Gail and Ira Edelblum
Stephen Edwards
James J. and Mary T. Egan
Michelle Egerer
Amy S. and James L. Elrod
Chiara Erickson
Rachel Ernst
Richard S. and Gisela R. Ertel
Natalie Espinoza
Michael Esquerra
Charlotte and Arthur Essner
Kristina Fargason
Joseph N. and Regina M. Farinaccio
William Farrington, III
Rebecca Feeman
Myrna R. and Charles R. Feinbloom
Sharon and Jeffrey B. Feldman
Beverly R. and Alan B. Fendrick
Nancy E. Fenning
Shirley Ferguson
Lisa Fiascone
Donna Fierle
Judith Filmore
Alyson Findling
Gayle Fine
Norma Finnan
Carol Ann and Arnold Firestone
Cathie Firlein
Laurie Fish
Julie Flanagan
Spence Fletcher
Victoria Foley
Joel Forman
Robert Foster
Garry Found
Neil C. and Sharon Frank
Patty Frank
Donna Frankel
Zachary Fraser
Barry Frembling
Milton Freudenheim
Susan Frieder
Susan Friedman
Lon Fry
Elizabeth Gaither
Karen Garber
Carla Garozzo
Marilyn L. Getchell
Michael Getman
Leslie Gibb
Suzanne Gillespie
Michael and Laurie Golan
Susan Goldberg
$100 - $249 (cont.)
Helen Golding
Stephen Goldschmidt
Mary Gorball
Alan Gordon
Roberta R. and Michael Gordon
Sherry Gordon
Philip Gottleib
Robert Gracy and Reggy Ann Vroman-Gracy
Leslie Graham
Deborah Granger
David Grayson, Sr.
Mona Greenberg, M.D. and
Mark A. Greenberg, M.D.
Joel M. and Julia E. Greenblatt
Larry and Star Anthony Greenstein
Sharon and James V. Grogan
Leslie Gusky
Germaine Guth
Jerry F. Guthrie
Karen Haas
Eli Haber
Susie Hammers
Karyl K. and Marvin E. Hanes
Ila Hansen
Brad S. Hantverk, D.D.S.
Diana Hardin
Carol Harris
Faustina Harris
Mary E. Harris
Beatrice Harrison
Madeleine Hart
Marc Gallagher and Stephanie Hayes
Joan Heathcote
David Hene
Kirsten Hertsgaard
Alex Hertzberg
Marcia Hess
Bridgette Hirsch
Carol Hirsch
Barbara Hjertberg
Rex Holdsambeck
Matthew Holzer
Suzanne Horn
Karla Howell
Debra Huffman
Roxanne Hume
Mark P. Hurst
Jun Imamura
Stacey L. and Daniel M. Issacs
Mariel Izurieta
Andrew Janis
Beth Janowitz
Daniel G. and Wendy H. Jarcho
Nora H. and Stanley M. Johnson
Ellen Johnson
Linda Johnson
Meg Johnson
Janelle Jones
Carrie Jones
Tracy and John P. Jordan
Elise W. and D. Richard Joy
Elena Kaczorowski
Robbin Cantor and Steven L. Kalt, DDS
Stephen Kaminsky
Joet Kearney
Hugh Keefe
Patricia Keener
Leigh and Bruce Kelderhouse
Mary A. Kelly
Catherine Kendrick
George Schifini and Merideth Kerby
Sarah and Bobby Killingsworth
Kyungmee and Andrew S. Kim
David Kimmel
Jamie Kimmelman
Elizabeth Kirkman
Durward Kirtley
Mari Kish
Kim Koch
Ann Kopple
Adriana Kotrich
Melissa Krause
Julie Kriegh
Barbara and Joesph La Padula, Jr.
Leslie Labrousse
Axelle Lallain, III
Ruth M. Landow
Jane Lawson-Bell
Lillian Lee
Michael Leeper
Keith Lefaiver
Lloyd and Michelle I. Lefcourt
Sharon Lefler
Marilyn McNaughton and Martin Legg
Richard S. Lesnik
Christine Lettieri
Ruth Levitt
Maria and Matt Lewis
Karen Lewitz
Jennifer Lieb
Gail D. Littlejohn
Russell Lons
Michael Louten
Maureen E. and Michael H. Lowy
Paula Loya
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Barbara Luby
Frankie Machado
Mort Mackof
Ann M. Madrak
Stuart Magoveny
Roberta Malone
Katherine Mancuso
Sarah-Jane Mango
Rudy Martinez
Petru Matei, Sr.
Joe Maxwell
Michael McCann
Barbara McCarley
Ginger McConnell
Maribeth McDowell
Leslie McGee
Randi McKnight
Judith McMurray
Gretchen Merten
Betty Miller
Michelle Miller
Jill R. Mindlin
Carol Minten
Jaymie Monteiro
Sandra and Roger Montgomery
Jeannine Montusi
Michael Mooney
Clara Moore
Sylviane Morales
Richard Morehouse
Veronica A. and Andrew Mosby
David Moyle
Douglas Murphy
John Muscara
Judith Nasatir
Monica Negrete
Jeanne Nelson
Karen R. and Paul G. Nelson
William Nelson
Teri Nguyen
Francis Nixon
Thomas Nordquist
Shideh Nouri
Carolyn Nunes
Keith O’Brien
Jaclyn Boomhower and Linda Okada Pod
Helen F. Okeefe
Patricia O’Keeffe
Sandra Olsen
Nancy C. and John J. O’Reilly
Suzanne Oshann
Shaun Osher
Edward D. and Diana L. Pakel
INDIVIDUAL
DONORS
$100 - $249 (cont.)
Maria Panatieri
Edith Pape
Nancie Parlin
Alan J. Paskoff
Margaret S. Peguillan
Stacey E. and Michael P. Peltz
Stephanie Perini-Hegarty
Dale Perry
David and Jan Peterman
Eileen A. Pezzette
Nicholas and Angela Pfeiffer
Tod Pines
Denise Ann and Charles Pleckaitis
Florence Price
William H. Priest
Danielle Primmer
Susan D. Ralston
Linda Ramos
Deborah Rand
Cheryl Randles
Susan and Robert Ranellone
Angie Rap
Jacqueline and Mark Rechler
Megaera and Joseph C. Regan
Lisa Rego
Sally Ann Reinhart
Jill Remenapp
Patricia and Michael W. Rex
Jeff and Kirstin Reynolds
John Riva
Linda Roberts
Margaret Robinson
Troy Roney
Barbara S. and Oren Root
Bennett Root
Kim Rosenbaum
Karen Rosenfeld
Judirae Ross
William T. and Linda C. Ross
Joe and Jean Rousseau
Claudia Rudometkin
Regina Rummage
Melissa Sadowski
Dale Sagerser
Michael Sagona
Yusra Saleh
Danielle Salerno
Janice Sanson
Judith Sawicki
Enrico Scarda
Susan H. and Joseph E. Scheid
Jeffrey Schindler
Jerrie D. and John Z. Schmidt
Robin and Gregory J. Schroeder
Clark Schubach
Felice and George E. Schulman
Anita J. and Deryl K. Schuster
Gay Shaffer
Lira Graca Do Couto and Kenneth Shane
Julie and Robert I. Shapiro
Edward L. and Ilona M. Shendell
Shyam Chandru Shivdasani
Anne Sibbald
Sharon Sibigtroth
William T. Simpson, Jr.
Sandra Gong and Dr. Victor S. Sloan
Barbara Smith
David and Barbara Smith
John V. and Meena Smith
Donald Spector, D.P.M.
George Speer
Cynthia Speir
Melanie Spence-Ayar
C. Michael and Joan E. Spero
Martina Spillane
Cristal Spinuzzi
Roberta Spivak
Lenora Stanley
Mason V.C. Stark
Bryan Starks
Bonnie Steele
Susan Stehle
Carol Stone
Jane W. Stover
Kelly Strozier
Harry Stuart
Susan Page and David J. Sturman
David Baylen and Stephanie Sussman
Kim Sutton-Rainey
Daniel Sweeney
Laura Takahsima
Mae Tannenhauser
Sharon Tarvin
David Tawfik
Alice Marie Teepe
Rae Terry
Kathyrn Thompson
Dan and Meghan Toner
Greg Trabert
Carol Tulberg
Linda Turco
Steve and Cherie Uhlenhake
Mike Uretsky
Christine J. Vasilev
Laura Velazquez
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Kathleen Vermillion
William E. and Joyce E. Viklund
Mary H. Vinton
Charles Vogeley
Heidi Voss
Rod Wachter
Serena Waggoner
Archibald A. Walker
Christy Wallace
Lovey Walter
Betty Warren
Paul and Helene Wasserman
Eve Watterson
Barbara A. and William C. Weaver
Lorraine Bell and Mark A. Weisdorf
Linda Welles
Carolyn C. and William O. Wheatley
Ellen A. Weslow
Thomas M. and Diane M. White
Roger Whitehead
Pamela Whitgo
Donell Wilhelms
Andrea A. Willert
Julie Winshall
Lois V. and Harold E. Winterhalter
Chris Wisinger
Annie York
Kevin Young
Renee Zellmer
Mary Ellen Zeman
Donna Zoll
Anonymous (8)
Board of Directors
Irwin Redlener, M.D.
Co-Founder and President, CHF
Clinical Professor of Population and Family Health, Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health
Director, National Center for
Disaster Preparedness
Paul Simon
Co-Founder, CHF
Singer/Composer
Honorable David N. Dinkins
Former Mayor of the City of
New York
Professor in the Practice of Public
Affairs, School of Int’l and Public
Affairs, Columbia University
Senior Fellow, Center for Urban
Research and Policy,
Columbia University
Dan Klores
Chairman and CEO,
Dan Klores Communications
Robert C. Osborne
Chairman, The Osborne Group, Inc.
Jane Pauley
Former Anchor, NBC’s Today
Founding Co-host, Dateline NBC
Robert Essner
Former CEO & Chairman, Wyeth
Robert F. Tannenhauser, Esq.
Chair, CHF Board of Directors
Jeffrey S. Maurer, Esq.
Treasurer, CHF Board of Directors
Karen B. Redlener, M.S.
Secretary, CHF Board of Directors
Executive Director, CHF
Executive Director, Community
Pediatric Programs, Children’s
Hospital at Montefiore
Fred Francis
Communications Consultant,
Former NBC News Correspondent
W. Robert Friedman, Jr.
Managing Director,
Burnham Securities, Inc.
Samuel A. Keesal, Jr., Esq.
Partner, Keesal, Young & Logan, P.C.
“Over the last 20 years, I’ve watched
CHF grow from one mobile medical unit in
New York City to a national presence of
22 Children’s Health Projects. Over 350,000
children have received the highest quality health
care, and I am proud to be involved with CHF’s
bold and necessary mission.”
Robert F. Tannenhauser
Chairman, Board of Directors
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Barbara Picower
President and Executive Director,
The Picower Foundation
Advisory Council
Chair
Jane Pauley
Former Chair (1996-2000)
General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret)
Jill DeSimone
Senior Vice President
Virology Marketing
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Vincent Ahonkhai, M.D.
Honorable Christopher J. Dodd
United States Senate (D-CT)
Ron J. Anderson, M.D.
President and CEO
Parkland Health and Hospital System
Ann Druyan
CEO
Cosmos Studios
Donna Estes Antebi
Herbert B. Fixler, Esq.
Partner, Private Client Services Group
Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP
Gloria M. Janata, J.D.
Alex Karnal
President
Deerfield Foundation
Jeff Kramer
Joel H. Lamstein
President, John Snow, Inc.
Don Mattingly
Marc Anthony
Singer/Songwriter
Doug Bauer
Senior Vice President
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Ron Berger
CEO & CCO
Euro RSCG Worldwide
Lori J. Bertman
President & CEO
Pennington Family Foundation
Neil S. Braun
Robert Burkett
The Carmen Group
Steven M. Fortunato
Fortch Unlimted
H. Jack Geiger, M.D.
Arthur C. Logan, Professor of
Community Medicine Emeritus,
Sophie Davis School of
Biomedical Education
Charles Grodin
Charles D. Hammerman
Managing Director
The Burton Blatt Institute
Centers of Innovation on Disability
Mark Hanna
Hanna & Associates
Paul Metselaar
President
Ovation Travel
Honorable George J. Mitchell
Special Counsel
Verner Liipfert Bernhard
McPherson & Hand
Chazz & Gianna Palminteri
Dr. Rock Positano
Hospital for Special Surgery
Steven Ricchetti
Hervé Sedky
Vice President and General Manager
American Express
William Shore
Director, U.S. Community
Partnerships
GlaxoSmithKline
Garry Trudeau
“With nearly 9 million children in
America uninsured, now more than
ever, the work of the Fund is
critically important.”
Jane Pauley
Chair, Advisory Council & CHF Board Member
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Joseph W. Werthammer, M.D.
Professor and Chairman,
Dept. of Pediatrics
Marshall Univ. School of Medicine
Richard Zahn
In Memoriam
Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
Staff
ADMINISTRATION
Irwin Redlener, MD, President
Mental Health
Paula Madrid, PsyD, Senior Director
Karen Redlener, MS, Executive Director
Rita Demuritz, MS, Ed Psych,
Deputy Director
Wilmer Alvarez, Deputy Executive Director
Damali Walker, Executive Assistant/
Office Manager
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Gabrielle Schang, CSW, Vice President,
External Affairs
Rebecca Hut, Senior Director,
Communications & Marketing
Research
Roy Grant, MA, Director, Applied Research
Deborah Burzynski, Director, Publications
Sarah Overholt, MPH, Research Analyst
Jordan Green, External Affairs Coordinator
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS/
POLICY & ADVOCACY
Government Affairs
Dennis Johnson, MPA, Executive Vice
President, Government Affairs
DEVELOPMENT
Carol Sumkin, MS, Vice President,
Development
Kirk Fisher, Executive Assistant
Sheree Gladden, Office Assistant/
Receptionist
Adam Kosan, Researcher/Archivist
MEDICAL AFFAIRS
Arturo Brito, MD, MPH, Chief Medical
Officer, Executive Vice President
Policy & Advocacy
Caroline DeRosa, Senior Director,
Policy & Advocacy
Elizabeth Larison, Senior Assistant,
Medical Affairs
Deirdre Byrne, Director, Policy
Rachel Hanser, Senior Director,
Development
Erika Goodman, MPA, Director,
Foundation Relations
Elizabeth Martin, MS, Director,
Corporate Relations
Elizabeth Rincon, Policy Coordinator
National Network
Dian Traisci-Marandola, PNP, MPH,
Senior Director, National Programs
Don Moschberger, Database Adminstrator
Pritha Kuchaculla, MPH,
Assistant Director, National Programs
IS&T/
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Jeb Weisman, PhD,
Chief Information Officer
Michele Montero, Assistant Director,
National Programs, Special Initiatives
Randy Rodriguez, Senior Network &
Systems Administrator
Tanisha Tate, Manager, Corporate Relations
Kelly Rigney, Manager,
National Programs
Raymond Martinez, Senior Systems
Support Specialist
Mireille Fauteux, Coordinator,
Foundation Relations
Rachel Rosen, Assistant,
National Programs
Bryan Olmstead, Senior Systems
Researcher
Beverly Geoghegan, Coordinator,
Institutional Giving
Operation Assist
Sharon Kim-Gibbons, MPH,
Senior Director
Jennifer Pruitt, Director,
Clinical Information Systems
Madeline Goldfischer, MPA,
Development Coordinator
Shay Gines,
EHR Initiative Systems Manager
Michael Marzen, Development Associate
Ted Geoghegan,
EHR Systems Support Specialist
FINANCE
Larry Boord, CPA, Controller
Franklin James, EHR Systems Administrator
Hudu Ahmed, Assistant Controller
Ingrid Sarate, Research Programmer
Michael Graham, Junior Accountant
Patricia Abrams, Manager, Annual Giving
Shireen Idroos, MPH, Major Gifts Officer
Caroline Scimone, Manager, Special Projects
Frank Wesley, Regional Director,
Operation Assist
Jonathan Rabinowitz, Assistant Director,
Operation Assist
Nadine Pierre, Assistant,
Operation Assist
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Corporate Council
For America’s children
“I am honored to serve as the new Chairman of CHF’s
Corporate Council for America’s Children. Through the
Corporate Council, private sector companies have a forum to
support the broad objective of CHF to make children’s health
care a national priority. The Council also provides a
touchstone for CHF to share the progress of ‘on the ground’
projects that bring a lot of value to many families and thus
increase awareness and support for this critical activity.”
David Pulman, Ph.D.
Corporate Council Chair
The Children’s Health Fund (CHF) works with major
corporations, foundations and government agencies
to create cooperative alliances that bring together
participants’ strengths and experience.
Together these organizations create a unified voice for children under the umbrella of the Children’s Health Fund’s Corporate Council
for America’s Children.
By joining the Corporate Council, participating companies designate two Delegates, typically the CEO or President and another
senior executive, who are invited to participate in the Annual
Meeting in Washington, D.C., as well as other high-level policy
events sponsored by CHF.
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Contribution levels for
Corporate Council
membership are as follows:
Chair
David Pulman, PhD, President,
Global Manufacturing & Supply,
GlaxoSmithKline
Corporate Council Trustee:
$1 million within a maximum
4-year period
Honorary Chair
Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV
(D-WV), United States Senate
Steering Committee Member:
$300,000 within a maximum
3-year period
Partner:
$100,000 within a maximum
2-year period
Member:
$50,000 first year, in subsequent
years, renewal at Partner level required
Each contribution level entitles the
corporate members to a variety of
partnership recognition opportunities,
including sponsorship of special
events, designated child health
programs and/or cause-marketing
campaigns.
To find out how your company
can join the Corporate Council,
contact Elizabeth Martin at
elmartin@chfund.org.
Trustees
Deerfield Foundation
Alex Karnal, President
Jeff Kaplan, Partner
GlaxoSmithKline
David Pulman, Ph.D., President,
Global Manufacturing & Supply
Bill Shore, Director, U.S. Community
Partnerships
The Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
Christian W.E. Haub, Executive
Chairman
sanofi-aventis U.S. Tim Rothwell, Chairman
Greg Irace, President & CEO
United Health Group
Daniel S. Johnson, President &
Executive Director, United Health
Foundation
Reed V. Tuckson MD, FACP,
Executive Vice President & Chief of
Medical Affairs, United Health Group
Wyeth
Bernard Poussot, Chairman,
President & CEO
James E. Connolly, Executive Vice
President & General Manager,
Vaccines Business Unit
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Steering Committee
ACE Limited
Evan Greenberg, President & CEO
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Jill DeSimone, Senior Vice President,
Virology Marketing
Ron Miller, Senior Director, Public Policy
Lucky Brand Foundation
Gene Montesano, Co-Founder
Barry Perlman, Co-Founder
Schering-Plough Corporation
Fred Hassan, Chairman & CEO
Thomas Sabatino, Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Partners
Merck & Co.
Mark Feinberg, M.D., Vice President,
Policy & Public Health
Louisa Shaw, U.S. Marketing Leader,
Respiratory
sanofi pasteur
Damian Braga, President
Julianne Burk, Strategic Advocacy
Deputy Director
Virgin Mobile USA
Robert Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer
Jill Okawa, Pro Social Initiatives
Manager
Paul, Karen, and I talk a lot about the next 20
years. Of course, the Children’s Health Fund
will be here as long as it’s needed. But we
hope that before too long, these particular
problems of profound poverty and access to
health care for kids, will be solved.
Then our children will
be ready to face the
new challenges of the
21st century.
Irwin Redlener, MD
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