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by David Alexander, MD, Foundation President and CEO. Improving Systems of Care
for Children with
Special Health Care Needs
Request for Proposals: Young Investigator Awards
In 2011, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health launched a program supporting young investigators to study ways to improve systems of care for children with special health care needs. The program is being directed by David Bergman, MD, at Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Bergman will lead a statewide advisory committee to select three young investigators from pediatric training programs in California. Award recipients will receive one-year grants of up to $15,000 to help support their research.
To apply, see the Young Investigators Award Program request for proposals>>
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A Profile of Key Issues and a Call to Action
A report commissioned by the Foundation documents areas in which California is lagging in providing high-quality care and services for children with special health care needs and their families. To help address these issues, the Foundation is inviting stakeholders to join the California Collaborative for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Read the Report>>
An estimated 10 to 15 percent of children in California have a special health care need, and their numbers are growing. Children with special health care needs are defined by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau as children who have or are at increased risk for, a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally. The Foundation supports the health of children with special needs through its Development program by raising funds for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Through its Programs and Partnerships work, the Foundation invests in building better systems of health care in California.
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