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How is Nemours Children’s championing the KIDS Health Act?

Kickstarting Innovation Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act

Four key roles the National Office of Policy & Prevention played in championing the KIDS Health Act

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Informing Legislation

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Supporting Preventative Care

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Addressing Physical, Mental and Social Health

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Creating a Foundation for Long Term Well-Being

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What is the KIDS Health Act?

The bill will address social determinants of health (SDoH) by helping states and communities rethink the way they care for children and address the non-medical factors that impact physical and mental health.

KIDS Health Act

What are the factors?

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Test Payment & Delivery Reforms

that integrate prevention and SDoH approaches into health care for children and youth eligible for Medicaid and CHIP

Enhance Training

for the healthcare workforce

Improve Health Information Technology Infrastructure

to better facilitate data sharing, early intervention, referrals, and care coordination across child-serving sectors

Support Value-Based Payment Models

so more states can test innovations that promote prevention early on

Kara Odom Walker,
MD, MPH, MSHS

“The KIDS Health Act focuses on strategies to address social determinants of health and support healthy development and strong family relationships. We have an opportunity to invest in whole child health models that focus on keeping children healthy, rather than managing their care once they are sick.”

— Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS, Executive Vice President, Chief Population Health Officer

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