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SAN DIEGO-KIDS HEALTH ASSURANCE NETWORK SD-KHAN
Vision
Children
healthy in mind, body, and spirit reaching their full potential.
Mission
To assure
access to and appropriate utilization of medical and dental
services, including prevention, for children (0-18 years of
age) of middle to low-income families in San Diego County.
Goal
100% health
coverage; 0% disparity for children through a sustainable systems
approach to assessing and referring uninsured children to health
coverage and ensuring the use of preventive and comprehensive
health services in a medical and dental home.
Objectives
 To
identify children in need of health insurance coverage for medical
and dental services.
Ensure that schools, employers, WIC sites, food banks, churches,
Head Start, medical providers, dentists, and other community
organizations assess insurance status and refer families with
uninsured children to appropriate resources.
To
promote utilization of preventive and on-going comprehensive
health care after health insurance coverage is obtained.
Description
San Diego
Kids Health Assurance Network is a group of local community
based organizations, hospitals, government agencies, health
plans and schools working together to provide medial and dental
coverage for all children in San Diego County.
SD-KHAN
will provide the following services:
Help families find the best health care plans for their children
depending upon income and family size.
Answer questions
about available health care programs and provide a contact to
help families fill out the application form.
Follow-up with
families to make sure their children are enrolled in health
care programs and to help solve problems if needed.
All services available
in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Tagalog.
For more
information about County of San Diego services: www.co.san-diego.ca.us
Chula Vista, Ca.
In their own words…
I applied for Healthy Families two times before, both times
I was denied. I felt that the System was working against me.
I met a very helpful staff person from San Diego Kids Health
Assurance Network (SD-KHAN) at a community fair. She made it
seem worthwhile and effortless to apply for Health Families
for the third time. Again, I was denied. I felt hopeless and
thought that it was my last chance to obtain health care coverage
for my children. The friendly staff person from SD-KHAN trouble-shooted
my application and helped me through a Program Review process.
She always gave me words of encouragement. Now my three children
have Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage. I no longer have
to worry about any unexpected emergencies or illnesses. SD-KHAN
also helped me with my husband’s medical needs. My husband
is disabled, unemployed and uninsured. He takes several medications
which we pay for out of pocket. We pay hundreds of dollars a
month. SD-KHAN did not overlook our desperate situation, and
they referred us to a community organization that was able to
help us by reducing our out of pocket expenses for the medications.
Community
Partners
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Access
Leadership in Community Services
Alliance Healthcare Foundation
Alpha Kappa Alpha Head Start
Alpha of San Diego
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Red Cross WIC
Assemblywoman Susan Davis
Blue Cross of California
California Childcare Health Program
California DSS Community Care Licensing Division
California School Nurses Organization
California Kids
Centro Medico Latino
Children's Home Society of San Diego
Children's Hospital
Community Health Group
Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP)
Comprehensive Health Center
Consumer Center for Health Education And Advocacy
Council of Community Clinics
County Board of Supervisors
Dianne Jacob
Ron Roberts
Pam Slater
Greg Cox
Bill Horn
County of San Diego:
CAO Legislative Office
General Services
Health & Human Services Agency
Episcopal Comm. Svcs. Head Start
Escondido Community Health Center
Family Health Center of San Diego
Goodwill Industries
Health Net
Healthcare Access Through Schools (HATS)
Healthcare Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties
Healthy Start
Kaiser Permanente
La Maestra Clinic
Lifemark Corporation: AIM
Mid-City Community Clinic
Mid-City for Youth
Mountain Health Center
Neighborhood House Association
Ninth District PTA
North County Health Services
Partners for Community Access
Reach Out Project
Richard Heath and Associates
San Diego City Schools
S.D. County Dental Hygiene Society
SDSU Foundation WIC
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego County School Board
San Diego Dental Society
San Diego Ecumenical Council
San Diego Gas & Electric
San Diego Indian Health Center
San Diego State Foundation WIC
San Ysidro Health Center
School Health Innovative Partners (SHIP)
Scripps
Scripps Otay Family Health Center
Senator Dede Alpert
Senator Steve Peace
Sharp Health Care Plan
Social Advocates for Youth (SAY)
San Diego Sweetwater Union High School District
UCSD HealthCare
Union of Pan Asian Communities
Universal Care
Vista Community Clinic
West HealthCare, Parish Nursing Program
YMCA Childcare Resources Svcs.
YMCA
Youth and Family Services
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Last Updated: 05/15/03
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