health care

Our goal is health care for every child, parent, and caregiver in North Carolina

Our goal is health care for every child, parent, and caregiver in North Carolina

State leaders have a huge opportunity to get affordable health care to hard-working, low-income families.

By: Kaylan Szafranski | March 2021

North Carolina’s Child Health Grades Slip in 2021

North Carolina’s Child Health Grades Slip in 2021

2021 Child Health Report Card Highlights the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Families

By: Vikki Crouse | February 2021

NC’s outrageous racial gap in infant deaths persists

NC’s outrageous racial gap in infant deaths persists

Addressing health and economic inequities are crucial to reducing infant mortality

By: Tom Vitaglione | January 2021

How will the federal stimulus bill affect struggling families?

How will the federal stimulus bill affect struggling families?

By: Whitney Tucker | January 2021

What our leaders can do for kids in 2021

What our leaders can do for kids in 2021

By: Michelle Hughes | December 2020

The 2020 state legislative session is over. Did leaders do enough to bolster families from COVID-19?

The 2020 state legislative session is over. Did leaders do enough to bolster families from COVID-19?

Limited access to health coverage and high-speed internet continue to put many families at risk.

By: Fawn Pattison | July 2020

Shot at COVID-19

Shot at COVID-19

Strengthening Medicaid can fight the pandemic

By: Adam Sotak | July 2020

There is much state legislators can do to get North Carolina’s families safely through the COVID-19 crisis

There is much state legislators can do to get North Carolina’s families safely through the COVID-19 crisis

By: Fawn Pattison | April 2020

Child Care workers are emergency responders. We need to treat them like it.

Child Care workers are emergency responders. We need to treat them like it.

One in five early childhood teachers has no health insurance whatsoever, and yet we are asking them to risk their own health and safety as front-line emergency responders in a national health crisis.

By: Michelle Hughes | March 2020