This World Mental Health Day, we celebrate our National Network Program Partners, who completed 48,262 mental health visits in 2025. With 82% of partners providing mental health services, CHF continues to help children get the care they need!
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CHF leads a national network of partners bringing comprehensive #healthcare to children in under-resourced communities.
This week, Children’s Health Fund’s HRL Program Director Angie Vega attended @governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul’s Hispanic Heritage Reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, celebrating the contributions and achievements of Hispanic communities across New York!
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🏠 What is the Medical Home Model of Care? CHF’s national network partner programs deliver care using the gold standard Medical Home model. This patient-centered healthcare service delivery model integrates: • Intensive primary care • Behavioral health • Case management • Dental services • Pharmacy
🍎 Happy World Teachers’ Day! CHF celebrates the teachers who help children feel healthy, supported, and ready to learn. Through our Healthy and Ready to Learn program, we partner with 500+ NYC schools to support educators with resources and training💙 Explore our work: https://hrl.nyc/node/educators
Special thanks to @@kctv5.com’s Miya Ingle for featuring CHF President & CEO Dr. Arturo Brito in coverage of the Mobile Healthcare Association’s National Conference! We are proud to see mobile healthcare expanding nationwide and breaking down transportation barriers to care. https://bit.ly/4yoHiWT
Children’s Health Fund was proud to join Comic Relief US’s first Neighborhood Festival in LA! Families and neighbors came together for fun, volunteering, local resources, and learning about organizations supporting kids. Thank you, Comic Relief US, for bringing us together💛
Children's health is facing an urgent crisis and #CHFund will work to expand our reach so no child is left without the care they need to thrive. Will you join us in bringing critical care to children already at risk? Click to Learn More: www.childrenshealthfund.org/childrens-health-at-a-crossroads
Children's Health at a Crossroads - Children's Health Fund
The Children’s Health at a Crossroads campaign will include: Expansion of our programs and reach. Advocacy initiatives aimed at strengthening access to care for children nationwide. National and local education efforts to combat health misinformation. S...
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CHFund celebrates Aurelia Jones-Taylor, CEO of our partner Mississippi Children’s Health Project, on receiving the Global Citizen of the Year Award at the Clinton Foundation’s CGI annual meeting @clintonfoundation.bsky.social.We are proud to call Aurelia a partner and congratulate her on this honor!
At CHF, our Innovation Lab builds healthcare technology for historically under-resourced communities. Our free Family Asthma App gives parents, caregivers, and children trusted, easy-to-understand information to better understand and manage asthma. 💙📱 Learn more and visit: https://bit.ly/3VakKKH
Vaccines have protected generations of children from serious illness, but misinformation threatens that progress. In a new Medical Economics op-ed, CHF President and CEO Dr. Arturo Brito explains what is at stake and why we must act now to protect children’s health. Read here: https://bit.ly/46xosk2
What is old is new again with childhood vaccines, unfortunately | Medical Economics
The United States must address vaccine misinformation head-on or risk losing children to infectious disease.
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CHF held a CHEER roundtable with Healing Schools Project at HBCU School in Queens, NYC’s first HBCU-focused school. Teachers shared ideas to strengthen educator well-being and emotional wellness. Grateful to NYS Black Legislative Task Force and all who came! Learn about CHEER: https://bit.ly/4xSTrDb
Healthy & Ready to Learn is back! 📚 A new school year means new opportunities to learn, grow, and stay healthy. As students and families settle into the new school year, we’re excited to bring health screenings, parent workshops, health resources, and more to NYC schools! Visit: https://hrl.nyc/
CHF mobilized a medical clinic immediately after the attacks. In the following months, we helped children and families cope with the emotional impact and advocated for stronger protections. Today we honor the lives lost on 9/11, and those taken in the years since by illnesses linked to Ground Zero.
Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. You are not alone. Support is available. Please call 988 or text TALK to 741741. #CHFund #ItGetsBetter #MentalHealthSupport
Thank you @gothamist.com, for including our very own Dr. Arturo Brito in your article: https://gothamist.com/news/nys-back-to-school-vaccine-requirements-are-airtight-at-least-for-now
On 9/1 CHF joined Assemblymember Tapia's Back to School Event, connecting with 1,300+ Bronx families & helping kids get ready for a healthy and successful school year. And great to see so many orgs supporting Bronx families, including: @fdny.bsky.social @nmicnyc.bsky.social @mayorspeu.bsky.social
Children's Health Fund wishes you a Happy Labor Day!
Early childhood literacy is a pillar of cognitive health. When we read with children, we actively stimulate brain regions associated with language processing, visual imagery, and executive functioning. Literacy is key to fostering early childhood development and ensuring kids thrive and succeed.
Thank you to Authority Magazine for such an in-depth and thoughtful discussion with #CHFund President and CEO Dr. Arturo Brito. You can read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3SAqL2v
⚾ Do you love baseball? Then you have the power to turn every home run of your favorite team into a home run for kids.🧢 To join or learn more, visit https://www.childrenshealthfund.org/home-run-club/
August is "Make a Will" Month. One decision today can help children for generations. By including Children's Health Fund in your estate plans, your legacy helps ensure every child has access to the healthcare they need to grow, learn, and thrive. https://www.childrenshealthfund.org/planned-giving/
CHF had a great day at the Annual Community Back to School & Health Fair in Staten Island! We connected with families, shared resources, and had fun! Thank you to everyone who stopped by. #hrlnyc #BacktoSchool #CommunityHealth #StatenIsland #HealthFair #CommunityResources #BacktoSchool2026
A big THANKS! to Amplified Houston for hosting our President and CEO, Dr. Arturo Brito, on the July Leadership Roundtable episode of their radio show. You can check them out on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/CSnOi5E97HE?si=FYaqIZ0xPLTUNkIW
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It's #NationalToothFairyDay! Oral health is good health, so don't forget to brush, floss, and visit the dentist! And if you want to learn more about maintaining good oral health, visit https://www.childrenshealthfund.org/health-education-materials/ and check out "Healthy Teeth Bright Smiles".
August is #NationalEyeExamMonth and #ChildrensEyeHealthandSafetyMonth. Get your eyes checked every year!
We are thrilled to be included in tomorrow's Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Annual Forum: Back-to-School Resources event - we hope to see some of you there. Many thanks to @nychealthy.bsky.social!
Today is #NationalNonProfitDay. A gift to #CHFund helps keep CHF's mobile healthcare teams in the field, delivering timely care to children before small health concerns become serious emergencies. 🚐 Help us reach kids where they live, learn, and play. https://bit.ly/4ejajKB
It's #NationalTellAJokeDay! Laughter is always the best medicine. Flashback to #RedNoseDay2025 when we teamed up with @ComicReliefUS to bring you these short videos of our staff joking with #FlatSunny!