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Teachers for Healthy Kids
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What is Teachers for Healthy Kids?
A joint project of the:
• California Association of Health Plans
• California Teachers Association
Partnering together since 2000, both groups have been working towards improving the health of students and their chances for academic success.
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Teachers for Healthy KidsWas Developed To:
Improve student performance by:
Promoting access to affordable health care coverage.
Putting emphasis on schools of greatest need.
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Teachers for Healthy KidsWas Developed To:
Educate teachers about health coverage programs.
Help them be conduits of information to parents.
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Teachers for Healthy KidsWas Developed To:
Include teachers in school health outreach efforts:
Facilitate enrollment of children in health coverage programs.
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Teachers for Healthy KidsWas Developed To:
Consolidate efforts of
Teachers Professional support staff Health insurance plans
To insure eligible children.
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Did You Know?
About 1.5 million children in California are uninsured.
Yet affordable, comprehensive
health insurance is available.
Source:Children Now – California Report Card 2011
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Did You Know?
Of California’s uninsured children,
nearly eight in ten (79%) are eligible for a public health coverage program such as:
Healthy Families Medi-Cal.
Source:
Children Now – California Report Card 2011
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Did You Know?
Rates of uninsured children vary widely across the state:
2/3 live in Southern California 6% of children in Los Angeles
1/10 of children in Bay Area and Sacramento 1/12 of children in Central Coast communities 13% of children in San Luis Obispo County
Source: UCLA School of Public Health California Health Interview Survey 2011
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Did You Know?
Latino children are 4 times more likely to be uninsured than non-Latino whites.
82% of uninsured children in the School Lunch Program are Latino.
Source: UCLA School of Public Health California Health Interview Survey
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Did You Know?
Percentage of uninsured children (0-18):Latinos 68% Asian-Americans 21%Caucasians 4%African-Americans 8%
and other race
Source: UCLA School of Public Health California Health Interview Survey
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Why is Health Coverage Important?
Even when a child Is healthy,PREVENTIVE CARE isimportant.
Only 87% of California children receive a preventive medical visit each year.
Uninsured children (76%) and children, ages 12-17, (78%) are least likely to receive preventive care.
Source: Children Now – California Report Card 2011
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Does Health Insurance
Make a Difference?
Absenteeism and sickness impact learning:
Missing more than 10 days in a semester can cause problems remaining at grade level.*
An estimated 51 million school hours a year are lost due to dental related illness alone.**
Absenteeism costs districts money.
* American Academy of Pediatrics,
**Assembly Select Committee on Low Performing Schools
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Does Insurance Make a Difference?
Uninsured kids are at a disadvantage. They are: 7x more likely NOT to get needed medical services,
preventive care, or fill prescriptions.* 5x more likely to receive their healthcare in an emergency
room.** 60% more likely to die during hospitalization*** Children without dental insurance (59%) are more likely to
miss two or more school days per year due to a dental problem***
* Robert Wood Johnson Covering Kids Study** Children’s Partnership Study *** Children Now - California Report Card 2011
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If Children Are Eligible, Why Aren’t They Insured?
Parents are: Unaware of health care coverage
programs for children.
Uncertain of eligibility requirements.
Fearful that enrollment or application will impact their immigration status.
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Health Coverage ImprovesStudent Performance
After one year in the Healthy Families program, children in the poorest health showed:
68% improvement in paying attention in class 68% improvement in keeping up with school
activities; 25% improvement in overall health
Source: MRMIB Children’s Health Assessment Project
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What Can You Do To Help?Share information with parents.Share information with parents.
Teachers:Teachers:
Are trusted messengers of information.
Have been the missing link in school outreach.
Have daily contact with children and parents.
See the link between health and achievement.
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Remember…
Teachers can’t teach to an
empty desk.