Public Policy Resources
Children's Medical Center promotes children's issues on many legislative fronts, including sponsoring bi-annual advocacy trips to the state Capitol.
Web sites of interest on children's issues
Local
2-1-1 Texas InfoLine Database (Referrals to local resources)
http://www.rtmdesigns.net/ccgd/
The ChildCareGroup
Community Council of Greater Dallas
Dallas Area Coalition to Prevent Childhood Obesity
http://www.ccgd.org/youth_health/prevent_child_obesity.html
North Texas Food Bank
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
http://www.unitedwaydallas.org/
Texas
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Prevent Child Abuse Texas
http://www.preventchildabusetexas.org
Texans Care for Children
http://www.texanscareforchildren.org
Texas CHIP Coalition
Texas Council on Family Violence
Texas Health Institute
http://www.healthpolicyinstitute.org/
Texas Kids Count
http://www.cppp.org/category.php
TexProtects: Texas Association for the Protection of Children
National
American Academy of Pediatrics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Child Statistics from the U.S. Government
Child Welfare League of America
Covering Kids and Families
http://www.coveringkidsandfamilies.org
Future of Children
http://www.futureofchildren.org
March of Dimes
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Improving the Health and Healthcare of All Americans
http://www.rwjf.org
Safe Kids USA
Voices for America's Children
Women, Infants & Children Program (WIC)
For more information about the Children's public affairs program, send e-mail inquiries to Julia Easley, director of advocacy, at julia.easley@childrens.com.
