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Mission and Programs

Mission

The Children’s Health Fund (CHF) is committed to providing health care to the nation’s most medically underserved children and their families through the development and support of innovative primary care medical programs, response to public health crises, and the promotion of guaranteed access to appropriate health care for all children. Through our unique mobile medical units and fixed-site clinics, we offer a “medical home” to thousands of homeless and low-income children and their families across the United States each year.  

Programs

Children’s Health Fund (CHF) develops and supports a National Network of 22 programs and two affiliates in 15 different states and the District of Columbia. Seventeen of the programs/affiliates are based at academic medical centers, the other seven at Federally Qualified Health Centers.

Programs provide comprehensive health care through an enhanced medical home model to medically underserved children. This model integrates intensive primary care, mental health and oral health services through innovative practices, such as the use of mobile clinics, school-based clinics and telehealth.

Affiliates incorporate one of CHF’s special initiatives into their practice in order to fulfill the goal of providing an enhanced medical home. Special Initiatives include: the Referral Management Initiative (RMI), the Childhood Asthma Initiative, the Transportation Initiative, Medical Home Initiative and Starting Right (Obesity Prevention).

Program / Activities (NTEE Code)

Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C.
Other Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness, and Relief N.E.C.
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C.

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending 12/31/2007

1. In 2008, the National Network added its 22nd project - the Southern Arizona. And several CHF initiatives were replicated within the network including the Childhood Asthma Initiative, and the Referral Management Initiative.
2. CHF continues to advocate on behalf of the millions of American children who still do not have access to a medical home.

1. Expand CHF National Network and sustain this national effort, including enhanced capacity to respond to disasters.
2. Replicate Special Health Initiatives throughout CHF's National Network and beyond.
3. Raise public awareness and work with policy makers, medical providers, educators, and the business sector to ensure that the best possible health care is being delivered to every child across America.

CHF's creative success in serving disadvantaged children is rooted in highly accepted approaches to pediatric care. The goal is a "medical home" for each patient. We also forge strong affiliations with academic medical centers to ensure children receive quality care.

Also, through the Community-Based Centers of Excellence Initiative CHF expands access to comprehensive, culturally sensitive health care for underserved populations and creates effective programs in response to clinical challenges, through innovative interventions, staff enhancements, program evaluation, and measurable outcomes management. CHF both redefines the primary care model and serves as a health services model for community health centers across the country.

Chief Executive Profile

Dr. Redlener is president and Co-Founder of The Children's Health Fund (CHF), and serves as Associate Dean for Public Health Advocacy and Preparedness, and Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Columbia University Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health. Previously Dr. Redlener had a lead role in the development of the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, where he served as president and chief spokesperson.
In his role as pediatrician-child advocate, Dr. Redlener has published, spoken and testified extensively on the subjects of health care for homeless and indigent children, child abuse and neglect and national health policy. Since September 2001, Dr. Redlener has spoken widely on preparedness with regard to chemical, biological and nuclear terrorism. He has worked to develop national protocols around prevention of and response to the effects of children's exposure to weapons of terror. In 1996, he completed a two-year term as Chairman of the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps. He currently leads Kids First, Kids Now!, a national CHF initiative proposing comprehensive health reform for children.
Dr. Redlener received his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and pediatric training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Colorado and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. He is a lecturer in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and holds an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Hunter College in New York City.

Financial Data
From the organization's FORM 990

Revenue and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Revenue			Expenses
Contributions $22,744,371 Government Grants $317,863 Program Services $0 Investments $132,078 Special Events $(420,611) Sales $0 Other $0			Program Services $19,675,700 Administration $1,322,426 Other $1,566,036 Total Expenditures $22,564,162
Total Revenue	$22,773,701		NET GAIN/LOSS	$209,539

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Notes
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Assets	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Cash & Equivalent	$1,674,346	$844,346	$(830,000)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$6,791,994	$12,479,386	$5,687,392
Receivables/Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investments/Securities	$5,104,471	$6,557,272	$1,452,801
Investments/Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets	$2,362,425	$2,461,806	$99,381
Other	$1,043,328	$436,171	$(607,157)
Total Assets	$16,976,564	$22,778,981	$5,802,417
Liabilities	Jan 1, 2007	Dec 31, 2007	Change
Accounts Payable	$515,673	$708,867	$193,194
Grants Payable	$7,922,853	$13,761,768	$5,838,915
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$299,728	$0	$(299,728)
Total Liabilities	$8,738,254	$14,470,635	$5,732,381
FUND BALANCE	$8,238,310	$8,308,346	$70,036

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