We sponsor annual training workshops on important health and nutrition issues and on current program requirements. Providers can receive the Children's Council's free newsletter, which contains useful information about children's health, nutrition, and other important child care issues. A toll-free telephone consultation service for the California child care community. The problem More than 2 milliion children in California are uninsured. Four out of five of these children live in working families.
Uninsured children are more likely to be in poor health than insured children.
If they are not properly immunized, they are more vulnerable to catching and spreading infectious diseases. Many uninsured children do not see a doctor until their health problems become emergencies that may endanger their lives. And children who do not receive adequate health care often have learning difficulties. The solution Approximately 1.48 million uninsured children are now eligible for coverage in California, through the Healthy Families and Medi-Cal programs. Income eligibility requirements and processes have been simplified.