InsureKidsNow.Gov: National Children's Health Insurance Conference Toolkit

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Keywords / Description:

This toolkit can assist local health departments (LHDs) and others to guide parents and guardians to apply for coverage on behalf of their uninsured children by increasing awareness and understanding of health insurance programs for children. This toolkit contains materials and resource you can download and modify, as well as strategies for conducting and evaluating your outreach efforts in a way that best fits your LHD's or organization's needs.

Toolkit Outline: Section 1: Developing an Approach and Setting Goals; Section 2: Material Development and Dissemination; Section 3: Partner Engagement and Activation; Section 4: Working with Media and Integrating Social Media; Section 5: Retaining Participation in Children's Health Insurance Programs; Section 6: Tracking and Evaluating Your Efforts.

Toolkit:

Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Access to Care, Child, Health Policy, Health Promotion and Health Education, Medicaid

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Submitted:

10/29/2010

Modified:

10/29/2010

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