Through leadership and collaboration, the CHAI advances policy and systems changes to help children reach their full potential.

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Prior Authorizations Lead to Extended Hospitalizations for DC Children

April 12, 2023

Seven-year-old Megan* was ready to go home. She had been hospitalized with a bone infection for over a week, requiring...
April 12, 2023/by GWS-Support and Chaya Merrill, DrPH

Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month with the DC Autism Collaborative

April 5, 2023

What does autism acceptance mean to you? April is Autism Acceptance Month and a great time to think about this question...
April 5, 2023/by GWS-Support and Chaya Merrill, DrPH

Update on Our Census Work

March 29, 2023

In 2019, in preparation for the 2020 decennial Census, CHAI became aware of a very important and alarming issue—that young children ages 0-4 were at risk of being...
March 29, 2023/by GWS-Support and Chaya Merrill, DrPH

Food Pharmacy App Wins at HackTJ!

March 22, 2023

Our participation in HackTJ was a big success! A few weeks ago we shared with you via a blog post that Children’s National was a sponsor of HackTJ a student-run hackathon...
March 22, 2023/by GWS-Support and Chaya Merrill, DrPH

Building Trust in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

March 15, 2023

Children’s National Hospital has advanced diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in pediatric medicine for more than two decades. In 2020, this work...
March 15, 2023/by GWS-Support and Chaya Merrill, DrPH

Advancing Tools that Support Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

March 8, 2023

Addressing mental health needs in young children is essential to sustaining positive social and emotional...
March 8, 2023/by GWS-Support and Chaya Merrill, DrPH

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