The American Academy of Pediatrics Response to the Growing Health Needs of Children

Update on the American Academy of Pediatrics Activities to Achieve Universal Access to Health Care for All Children

“…On August 1,1991 $50 000 a year that must be supplemented by $100 000 in local matching funds after the first project year. The grants are continued for 5 years for those programs meeting their objectives and demonstrating their potential to sustain themselves after the federal support is withdrawn.…”

“…Academy resources have been committed to support that right by (1) the introduction of federal and state legislation guaranteeing financial access to care, (2) the establishment of community-based pro¬ grams to meet the special health needs of children, and (3) an ongoing public education program that increases awareness of the importance of child care issues. This up¬ date will describe the activities of the since the pub¬ lication of an earlier article in the American Journal of Dis¬ eases of Children in May 1991,1 FEDERAL LEGISLATION Children constitute 30% of the total US population and 34% of the uninsured portion of that population.…”