Health Archives - Children's Defense Fund Ohio

tnajera2020-03-11T13:39:57-05:00[ February 19th, 2020 ]

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Children’s Defense Fund, Partners Announce Finish Line Project in Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2020 Kelly Vyzral, Senior Health Policy Associate 614-221-2244 kvyzral@childrensdefense.org [...]

tnajera2020-01-28T17:28:01-05:00[ January 28th, 2020 ]

Child Welfare Early Childhood Gun Violence Prevention Health

Ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to Lift Injunction on the Public Charge Rule Represents Loss for Children and Families

COLUMBUS – The Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio is deeply disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, yesterday, to lift the injunction on new restrictions the Trump [...]

Ben Dawson2019-10-31T08:44:12-05:00[ October 31st, 2019 ]

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Georgetown University Report Shows Big Increase in Number of Uninsured Children in Ohio

Ashon McKenzie, Policy Director 614-221-2244 amckenzie@childrensdefense.org Dr. Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Georgetown University Report Shows Big Increase in Number of Uninsured Children in [...]

amckenzie2019-09-30T12:44:08-05:00[ September 30th, 2019 ]

Child Welfare Ending Child Poverty Health

Little Progress Made on Ohio Child Poverty

***For Immediate Release *** September 27, 2019 Ashon McKenzie, Policy Director 614-221-2244 amckenzie@childrensdefense.org Dr. Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org COLUMBUS – Data [...]

jhaywood2019-08-05T07:40:27-05:00[ August 1st, 2019 ]

Child Welfare Early Childhood Ending Child Poverty Health Kids Count

Ohio Sees Deep Declines in Child Benefit Enrollment: Economic Improvement May Only Tell Part of the Story

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** August 1, 2019 Dr. Nicole Thomas, Manager, Research and Data 614-221-2244 nthomas@childrensdefense.org Dr. Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-221-2244 tnajera@childrensdefense.org COLUMBUS – [...]

jhaywood2019-04-30T11:24:24-05:00[ April 30th, 2019 ]

Child Welfare Early Childhood Ending Child Poverty Health

New Report: U.S. Can Lift 5.5. Million Children Out of Poverty Right Now

April 30, 2019 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director tnajera@childrensdefense.org 614-221-2244 Nikki Thomas, Manager, Research and Data nthomas@childrensdefense.org 614-221-2244 New Report: U.S. Can Lift 5.5. Million Children [...]

tnajera2019-04-04T09:03:15-05:00[ April 2nd, 2019 ]

Child Welfare Health Kids Count

40 Percent of Ohio Teenagers in Foster Care Placed in Group Homes, Increasing 10 Percent from 2007

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** April 2, 2019 Tracy Nájera Executive Director tnajera@childrensdefense.org 614-221-2244 Nikki Thomas Manager, Research and Data nthomas@childrensdefense.org 614-221-2244 40 Percent of [...]

tnajera2019-04-04T09:02:43-05:00[ March 22nd, 2019 ]

Child Welfare Health

Child Advocacy Coalition Affirms Support for DeWine Budget Investments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2019 Contact: Andrea Magaña Lewis, Paul Werth Associates alewis@paulwerth.com or 614.224.8114 Child Advocacy Coalition Affirms Support for DeWine Budget [...]

tnajera2018-12-24T14:53:28-05:00[ December 24th, 2018 ]

CDF-OH In the News Child Welfare Early Childhood Education Ending Child Poverty Health Kids Count

Nearly 1 in 3 Ohio Children Live in Families Where No Parent Has Regular, Full-time Employment

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** December 24, 2018 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-226-6383 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Nikki Thomas, Manager, Research and Data 614-221-2244 nthomas@childrensdefense.org Nearly 1 in 3 [...]

tnajera2019-04-04T09:04:07-05:00[ December 21st, 2018 ]

Child Welfare Early Childhood Education Ending Child Poverty Health Kids Count

Ohio Students Are Spending Too Much Time Out of School According to New State and County Profiles

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** December 20, 2018 Tracy Nájera, Executive Director 614-226-6383 tnajera@childrensdefense.org Nikki Thomas, Manager, Research and Data 614-221-2244 nthomas@childrensdefense.org Ohio Students Are Spending [...]

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