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Child Health Advocacy Institute (CHAI)
Children’s National Medical Center has a long-standing history of advocating for children in the Washington, DC region and around the nation. More than 30 years ago, Children’s established the nation’s first hospital-based office focused exclusively on child health advocacy and has continued to make advocacy a priority by incorporating it into the institution’s mission.
The Child Health Advocacy Institute (CHAI) at Children’s National identifies and studies threats facing children, and develops and implements programs to address those threats. As a national leader in the field of pediatric health advocacy, our goal is to improve the health outcomes through discovery, delivery and dissemination of best practices.
 
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 The District of Columbia Healthy Communities Collaborative (DCHCC) is requesting proposals from qualified organizations to conduct a city-wide community health needs assessment (CHNA) for the District of Columbia (DC).
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 Joseph Wright, MD was interviewed for a Washington Post story on the movie “Bully” and Katy Butler’s campaign to change the rating of the film so more school-aged children could see it.

 Jerome Paulson, MD was featured in a New York Times article on new parents purging their homes of toxins. Read more.

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