Child Health Advocacy Institute Team
From grass roots campaigns to Capitol Hill, Children's is actively promoting a better life for the kids we serve.
Hundreds of people devote thousands of hours to advocacy at Children's by testifying in front of legislative bodies, meeting with public officials, writing letters, making phone calls, educating community groups, attending health fairs, checking car seats, childproofing houses, and using the power of the internet.
The CHAI is led by Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, senior vice president, and includes the following groups:
Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy
Because of our unique location, in the shadow of Capitol Hill, Children's National Medical Center can tap into some of the most talented, well-connected, and enthusiastic advocates in the nation. We are proud to have a group of community leaders, business executives as well as committed parents working with us directing public policy and advocacy decisions for the hospital and the kids we serve.
Child Health Center Board
The Child Health Center Board was created in 1866. These dedicated volunteers are interested in working to improve health care for children in the District. Their work runs the gamut from fundraising to volunteering to bestowing grant funds to worthy hospital projects. Their motto is “to keep the well child well.”
Children’s Advocacy and Community Affairs team
The Advocacy and Community Relations team strives toward excellence every day to make life better for the kids in our community, region and the world. While there are numerous health issues that need attention, our Advocacy and Community Affairs team focuses on three primary categories – immunizations, obesity and injury prevention—with signature programs in each of these critical areas.
Children’s Practice Advocacy Project for Community Physicians
Children’s Hospital has teamed up with a vibrant network of more than 300 community pediatricians that provides primary care services to hundreds of thousands of children in this region. This network, the Children’s National Health Network (CNHN), uses its collective strength to advocate for children.
Children’s National Health Network (CNHN) and Children’s National Medical Center proudly announce the introduction of a new joint initiative called the “Children’s Practice Advocacy Project (CPAP)”. CPAP is a unique and innovative advocacy collaboration between Children’s National Medical Center and the community physicians in CNHN.
This new initiative provides community physicians with advisories about topics and issues that affect you, their practice and their patients. These updates will provide information on how best to advocate for children.
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