There are over 2 million children in the state of North Carolina, 20% of which live below the poverty line and many others whose parents cannot afford adequate health care.
The Child Health Report Card is an annual report that looks at the state of child health care in North Carolina. The findings are then published to raise awareness among policy makers, healthcare providers and the general public. On this edition of OPEN/net, we will look at the results of this year's report and what it means for families in North Carolina.

Tuesday
April 29, 2008
9-10 p.m.

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Tom Vitaglione
Senior Fellow, Health and Safety, Action for Children North Carolina; Chairman, NC Child Fatality Task Force

Dr. Mark Holmes
Vice President of the NC Institute of Medicine and Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics and Finance at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Science Research at UNC

Adam Searing
JD, MPH, Project Director, Health Access Coalition of North Carolina Justice Center

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
www.ncdhhs.gov
919-733-4534

Health Access Coalition at North Carolina Justice Center
www.ncjustice.org
Click on “Health Care”
(919) 856-2570

North Carolina Institute of Medicine
www.nciom.org
(919) 401-6599
9194016599
(919) 401-6599

Action for Children North Carolina
www.ncchild.org/action

CARE-LINE
www.ncdhhs.gov
1-800-662-7030

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