What Michigan's Children is Doing

Michigan’s Children is working with policymakers, advocacy partners and community leaders to advance public policies and programs that seek to improve the health status of children and families.  Health issues we work on include:

  • Medicaid and MIChild programs
  • Infant mortality prevention efforts
  • Lead poisoning prevention efforts
  • Health education
  • School and community-based health services

 

Specifically in 2010, we will work to:

  • Support federal and state health care reforms guaranteeing that all children are insured and have access to health care.
  • Ensure adequate outreach for Medicaid and MIChild programs, and adequate funding for comprehensive coverage of all eligible children and young adults.
  • Expand public funding for evidence-based health programs that promote prenatal care access, reduce rates of teenage pregnancy, and reduce high mortality and morbidity rates for African American and other at-risk infants and children.