2012 Philadelphia Rental Property Lead Law
Children First initiated a successful two-year campaign that resulted in Philadelphia City Council passing a law in December 2011 requiring landlords to test their…
Lead Poisoning Status of Suburban Children
Across suburban southeast PA, at least 50% of homes were built before 1978 when lead-based paint was banned for residential use (a range of…
Behavioral Health Resource Guides
PCCY has developed a set of resource guides to help parents, school nurses and counselors, early education professionals, health care providers and others who…
Philadelphia Oral Health Resource Guides
PCCY published a guide to help parents and child-serving professionals help children access oral health care resources in Philadelphia. The guide lists over 50…
Reports on the Oral Health of Suburban Children
A relatively high proportion of children overall living in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties see a dentist once a year (at least 92%…
Find an Eye Care Provider In One Quick Step
Click here to find eye care providers now. Just insert your zip code and you will get the names, phone numbers and addresses of…
Find an Eye Care Provider: Vision Care Resource Guide
Approximately two thirds (13,000) Philadelphia school students who fail a school nurse vision screen do not get a follow-up eye exam. School nurses report…
Briefing Paper on Retaining Children in Medicaid
Children’s health status and their family’s financial status can suffer when they lose their insurance coverage for a period of time before they re-enroll.…
Testimony: Healthy PA Program Leaves out Thousands of Children
Colleen McCauley, PCCY’s Health Policy Director and Dr. Judith Silver, Vice President, PCCY Board of Directors testified at a public hearing on Governor Corbett’s…
Affordable Care Act-Required Transition of Children from CHIP to Medicaid
More children were made eligible for Medicaid because of the Affordable Care Act as of January, 2014. PA children ages 6 to 18 who…