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NEW! Child Fatality Review Committee 2006 Annual Report: The 14th annual report reports the reviews of 157 child and youth fatalities from calendar year 2006. Key findings are:

Decedents were aged birth to 23
The majority of decedents were under the age of one, consistent with prior years
The majority of decedents were residents of Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8

NEW! Agency responses to the 2006 Child Fatality Review Committee report.

The District Expands the DC Healthy Families Program to Include Children of up to 300 percent (June 11, 2007)

Effective June 1 the District has increased income eligibility requirements for children from 200 to 300 percent of FPL for its SCHIP program. Offering greater access to health coverage for children who were once categorically ineligible, this expansion will address the healthcare needs of uninsured children, thereby improving their overall health outcomes and well-being. Click here for more information. Click here for the flier in Spanish.

Press release:
Expansion of Districts DC Healthy Families Program Will Now Cover More of the Districts Low-Income Children

DC Action for Children
1616 P Street, NW, Suite 420
Washington, DC 20036
T. 202-234-9404 F. 202-234-9108
E. dcaction@dckids.org

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