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Voices for Georgia’s Children Boiler Plate/Backgrounder
A short bio on Voices for Georgia’s Children. Print date March 2012.
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Voices for Georgia’s Children Brochure
The latest “About Us” brochure from Voices for Georgia’s Children. Print date Feb. 2012.
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First the Super Bowl, now the Olympics…more on measles and the importance of immunizations
Health officials are bracing for the possibility of a measles outbreak in the USA, fueled by unvaccinated American tourists returning home from this summer’s Olympic Games. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that the Olympics in London, as well as the Euro 2012 soccer...
Healthy Steps 2011/2012 Supplement: The New Georgia Dept. of Public Health
Effective July 1, 2011, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) became a stand-alone, cabinet-level agency after more than 30 years of being consolidated under other departments. Programs housed under DPH include: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Maternal and Child Health, Infectious...
Healthy Steps Indicators 2011/2012 Report
Voices for Georgia’s Children is proud to share this fifth edition of our Healthy Steps Indicators publication. We began this work with a desire to inform policy makers and other child advocates on the status of child health in Georgia. Child health is a key component of our policy agenda, and we...
Report: Modernizing Medicaid & PeachCare
Ensuring that Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids are structured to best meet the needs of Georgia’s children requires the deliberate engagement of the advocacy community, particularly since these programs are frequently targeted for budget cuts.
With this in mind, Voices for Georgia’s Children...
Fact Sheet: Navigators – A Vital Element in Developing Georgia’s Healthcare Exchange
A key component of the new health law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), is for the creation of navigators to facilitate the enrollment of individuals and small businesses in health coverage through the health insurance marketplace, or exchange, whether under Medicaid, PeachCare...
Medicaid & PeachCare for Kids Eligibility & Enrollment Handouts
We know nothing is more important to you than your child’s healthy development. Download these handouts – available in both English and Spanish – to help you and/or others better understand Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids eligibility and enrollment.
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Fact Sheet: Moving Toward More Family-Friendly Enrollment & Retention Practices for Georgia
Current State of Uninsured Children in GA
300,000 children are uninsured in Georgia. Of this number, 193,000 children are eligible to be enrolled in either Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids®, our state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). There are ways, however, for Georgia policy...
Healthy Steps Indicators 2010 Report
Recent developments at the state and national level present opportunities to improve the health of children in Georgia. Timing of such efforts to improve outcomes for children is critical, as Georgia once again ranks 42nd in national rankings of child well-being measures according to the 2010 KIDS...
