California Children's Healthcare
The health of our children has to be the top priority for
every parent in the state. The state of California takes the
same stance, with a broad range of options for children's
health care. With programs in place to provide for
everything from daycare to medical coverage to housing and
income assistance, all children in California have a solid
starting point to maintain or improve their health.
Some of the programs the State of California offer or
administer to help children in the state are below. You can
find out more by visiting our Health and Human Services page
at
www.californiahealth.org/california-health-and-human-services.html.
Access for Infants and Mothers
The AIM Program is low-cost health coverage for pregnant
women. Their newborns are covered by the Healthy Families
Program. It has been designed for middle-income families who
don’t have health insurance and whose income is too high to
qualify for no-cost Medi-Cal.
Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program. This is a public
health insurance program which provides needed health care
services for low-income individuals including families with
children, seniors, persons with disabilities, foster care,
pregnant women, and low income people with specific diseases
such as tuberculosis, breast cancer or HIV/AIDS. Medi-Cal is
financed equally by the State and federal government.
Health Families
Low cost insurance for children and teens. It provides
health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not
have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal.
WIC - Women, Infants, and Children
WIC is unique among federally administered programs in that
it provides specific supplemental nutritious food and
nutrition education to a specific target population as a
short term intervention and adjunct to ongoing health care.
The supplemental foods provided by the WIC program are
designed to meet the participants enhanced dietary needs for
specific nutrients during brief but critical periods of
physiological development. It is "short term", in that, on
average, WIC participants receive services for approximately
two years. |
