In New York City's Harlem neighborhood and in Pinellas County, Florida, young people have been doing a lot of legwork to find barriers to good health care in their communities. Rob Capriccioso reports on how the practice of youth health mapping is helping researchers improve community health services.

Illinois may be leading the pack in health care. The state's Governor Blagojevich unveiled his "All Kids" program, which sets monthly premiums and co-payments based on family income. A family of four earning $40,000, for example, would pay a $40 monthly premium per child and a $10 co-pay for doctor visits. Voices for Illinois Children says the plan could provide health insurance to all 253,000 Illinois children who are currently uninsured because their parents make too much for public insurance, but too little to afford private premiums.

Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Working at the national, state, and community le

No one expects it to be easy to cut Medicaid spending by $10 billion over five years. As the process moves forward, it's important to understand what's at stake for children. Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips takes a look.

CFK reports from: The Cannon Office House Building
Event: The Face of Medicaid
Organized by: American Academy of Pediatrics, National Association of Children's Hospitals, March of Dimes, and Family Voices.
Where/When: Washington, D.C., April 12th, 2005

The American Academy of Pediatrics, The National Association of Children's Hospitals, March of Dimes and Family Voices joined forces today in the nation's capital to call on Congress to protect Medicaid from prospective budget cuts, and to advocate for the establishment of a commission to evaluate the program.

With the numbers of kids suffering from asthma on the rise, more and more cities are taking steps to help some of its most common victims: kids who live in and around urban areas. Here, Connect for Kids highlights several urban asthma mobiles across the U.S. that have been set up to not only treat the symptoms of asthma, but also to educate parents and children on how to effectively manage the chronic condition.

With the numbers of kids suffering from asthma on the rise, more and more cities are taking steps to help some of its most common victims: kids who live in and around urban areas. Here, Connect for Kids highlights several urban asthma mobiles across the U.S. that have been set up to not only treat the symptoms of asthma, but also to educate parents and children on how to effectively manage the chronic condition.

With the numbers of kids suffering from asthma on the rise, more and more cities are taking steps to help some of its most common victims: kids who live in and around urban areas. Here, Connect for Kids highlights several urban asthma mobiles across the U.S. that have been set up to not only treat the symptoms of asthma, but also to educate parents and children on how to effectively manage the chronic condition.

All it takes to control asthma is the right medication, clean air, and a reasonably stress-free life. But for millions of children caught up in the epidemic, none of those things are anywhere within reach.

With the numbers of kids suffering from asthma on the rise, more and more cities are taking steps to help some of its most common victims: kids who live in and around urban areas. Here, Connect for Kids' Rob Capriccioso highlights several urban asthma mobiles across the U.S. that have been set up to not only treat the symptoms of asthma, but also to educate parents and children on how to effectively manage the chronic condition.