Children who are healthy perform better at school and in all aspects of life. Children who come to school feeling well are better able to learn, play and interact with their classmates and teachers.
What is VOICES doing?
- VOICES documents infant mortality, low weight births, child health index, and births to unmarried teens for children in each of Alabama counties in our annual Alabama Kids Count Data Book.
- VOICES led efforts for initial funding of AllKids, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
- VOICES tracks federal legislation that provides funding for All Kids/SCHIP.
- VOICES supports legislative policies which promote good mental, physical and emotional health for children.
Affordable Care Act
American Academy of Pediatrics Alabama Chapter
HEAL: Healthy Eating Active Living Alabama
Health Insurance for Children
Low Weight Births
National Survey of Children's Health
Perinatal Drug Study
Preventable Child Deaths