FY22 Budget Testimony: DC Health
Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health about the Department of Health, sharing the need to continue to expand HealthySteps in DC, home visiting, and Resilient Communities District of Columbia. As a member of the Early Childhood Innovation Network (ECIN), the Under 3 DC coalition and the Home Visiting Council, and through our work, we’ve seen the importance of critical programs like HealthySteps DC and home visiting to the health and well-being of DC’s children. We urge the Council to continue to invest in these programs in order to meet the comprehensive needs of all vulnerable families in the District.
Our Impact: Health
In the District, unsafe housing, inadequate education, lack of good health care and other problems related to poverty, trauma and racism can harm children’s physical and behavioral health. Learn how we’re improving the health of DC kids.