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Covering Kids and Families
www.coveringkidsandfamilies.org
Covering Kids and Families is a national health access initiative for low income children. The website follows Covering Kids and Families state projects and provides access to online Covering Kids and Families Reports. State Links Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island www.nhpri.org One Rhode Island www.onerhodeisland.org Poverty Institute www.povertyinstitute.org Rhode Island Department of Health www.health.state.ri.us Rhode Island Department of Human Services www.dhs.state.ri.us Rhode Island Health Center Association www.rihca.org National Links Census Bureau, Health Insurance Data www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html The Census Bureau offers health insurance data from multiple sources, including the Current Population Survey. Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
The CDC is a federal agency providing information to enhance health decisions. An A to Z health index featured on the CDC website provides information on numerous health and safety related topics. The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
www.cbpp.org
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities researches and analyzes government programs affecting low-and-moderate-income people. The website has information on state and federal tax, health, and welfare policy, as well as information and reports pertaining to housing, poverty trends, and social security. Covering Kids and Families
www.coveringkidsandfamilies.org
Covering Kids and Families is a national health access initiative for low income children. The website follows Covering Kids and Families state projects and provides access to online Covering Kids and Families Reports.
Data Resource Center (DRC) for Child and Adolescent Health
www.childhealthdata.org
The purpose of DRC is to advance the effective use of public data on the health and health-related services. The DRC website includes national and state-based data on over 100 indicators from the National Survey of Children’s Health and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. The DRC’s easy-to-use interactive search feature allows users to select, view, compare, and download national survey data results for every state.
Families USA Foundation
www.familiesusa.org
Families USA is a national nonprofit organization committed to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long term care for all Americans. The Families USA website provides information on issues relating to children’s health, Medicaid, Medicare, and prescription drugs.
Kaiser Family Foundation’s State Health Facts Online
www.statehealthfacts.kff.org
State Health Facts Online provides state-level information on demographics, health, and health policy. March of Dimes
www.modimes.org
Established by President Roosevelt in 1938, March of Dimes strives to prevent birth defects and infant mortality. See the March of Dimes website for online access to the annual report, as well as for infant health statistics.
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Library
www.mchlibrary.info
The MCH Library offers a wide variety of electronic resources about maternal and child health, including the MCH Alert, knowledge paths, databases, and other materials by age group (infants and young children, school-age children, adolescents).
National Center for Health Statistics
www.cdc.gov/nchs
The National Center for Health Statistics is a federal agency providing statistics on health, lifestyle, disability, disease, and use of health care. The website index provides easy access to comprehensive health information and data.
State Health Access Data Assistance Center www.shadac.org The University of Minnesota's State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) helps states monitor rates of health insurance coverage and to understand factors associated with uninsurance. SHADAC provides targeted policy analysis and technical assistance to states that are conducting their own health insurance surveys and/or using data from national surveys. The Urban Institute
www.urban.org
One of the nation’s leading policy research organizations, The Urban Institute provides information and analysis on social, educational, and governance problems as experienced locally and nationally. The UI website focuses on a wide-range of issues pertaining to both children and adults, such as health care, welfare reform, and at-risk teens. Voices for America's Children
www.voicesforamericaschildren.org
Voices for America’s Children is a nonpartisan, national organization committed to speaking out for the well-being of children at the federal, state and local levels of government. Since 1984, Voices has supported child advocates nationwide who have achieved public policy victories for children in early education, health, juvenile justice, child welfare, tax and budget decisions and other areas. Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is a member of Voices for America's Children.
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