What is the Child Watch Visitation Program?

-------- - ~categories: fmancial barriers, service capacity barriers, organization ofservices barriers,and personal beliefs, attributes, and values baITiers. Many low-income working families areineligible for Medicaid yet have no access to employer-based insurance even ifthey areemployed full-time. Even when a woman has Medicaid coverage, access may be limited.Many providers refuse to accept Medicaid-covered clients or limit the number ofsuchclients. Transportation, hours of services, language and cultural barriers and theavailability ofchild care may also present barriers to receiving needed care. Long waitinglists for specialized services such as substance abuse treatment exist in too many areas.Limited resources keep many pregnant women and children from receiving home visits,social services, health education and access to the WIC (Women, Infant and Children)nutrition program.WHAT YOU CAN DO• Educate local, state and national elected officials and candidates about the problemsfacing Kansas City's mothers and children.• Volunteer to provide transportation to and from prenatal care clinics for pregnantwomen, or otTer to provide free child care for women keeping prenatal careappointments.• Submit articles to organizational or community newspapers, alerting readers to thematernal and child health care crisis in Kansas City.• Encourage employers to provide affordable health insurance to all workers.• Join the Kansas City Child Watch Program as a collaborator.3"35