Overview

Children’s Health Initiatives (CHI) is a policy and planning unit within Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Programs. CHI coordinates efforts with other DHS departments and with community members to address health needs among children and their families in Los Angeles County. Some of the unit’s major projects include: coordinating strategic planning for MCAH; improving asthma management and systems of care; organizing efforts to address child and adolescent obesity; promoting screening for developmental disability and delay; and collaborating with outside groups to expand health care coverage to all children in Los Angeles County.

Mission

The Children’s Health Initiatives unit strives to achieve optimal health and well being for all children and their families in Los Angeles County through policy, planning, and collaborative projects.

Program Factsheet

Policy and Planning Projects

Planning Division

Asthma

Obesity

Early Childhood Development

Health Insurance Expansion

Public Transportation