CHF Co-Founders, major pediatric provider groups and Congressional Leaders came together on the Capital Lawn to underscore the importance of health care reform for children.
Kids can't wait until the end of the recession to get the health care they need today. Delaying a child's health care can mean a lifetime of consequences — an untreated ear infection can turn into permanent hearing loss.
That’s why CHF is launching Kids Can't Wait, a two-year campaign that will expand health care services to disadvantaged children and raise awareness of the challenges America's children face in accessing care.
It is rare that an artist who captures and expresses the sentiments of a particular era goes on to expand his horizons while remaining a powerful cultural and personal force. Paul Simon is undoubtedly among this select group. Performing with Art Garfunkel, a childhood friend, as “Simon and Garfunkel,” he was largely responsible for writing, arranging, and recording the duo’s classic folk and rock songs.
Co-founders Irwin Redlener, MD and Paul Simon, along with Executive Director Karen Redlener work with a talented team of professionals to accomplish Children's Health Fund's goals and mission.
Children's Health Fund, co-founded in 1987 by singer/songwriter Paul Simon and pediatrician/child advocate Irwin Redlener, MD, is committed to providing health care to the nation's most medically underserved children through:
CNN September 16, 2009
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