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Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Grant Overview
With an estimated population of 14,930 uninsured children, the community healthcare network and 16 counties surrounding Columbus, Georgia has been selected as a local CKF project site. This project, operating under the Columbus Regional Healthcare System, will use experience gained in previous PeachCare for Kids outreach efforts to coordinate existing programs, develop a system of convenient premium payment offices, and reduce the percentage of uninsured children using hospital based services.

Target Populations
African Americans (search other projects targeting African Americans)
Elementary-aged children and their parents (search other projects targeting Elementary-aged children and their parents)
Families of newborns (search other projects targeting Families of newborns)
Preschool children and their parents (search other projects targeting Preschool children and their parents)
Rural families (search other projects targeting Rural families)

Interventions
Business (search other projects using this intervention)
Child care/preschool site (search other projects using this intervention)
Faith based sites (search other projects using this intervention)
Department of labor (search other projects using this intervention)
Registry (immunization, newborn, etc.) (search other projects using this intervention)
Education administration (search other projects using this intervention)
Social marketing (search other projects using this intervention)
Training/presentation (search other projects using this intervention)
Schools (search other projects using this intervention)
Procedural Change for Initial Enrollment (search other projects using this intervention)
Procedural change for Renewal (search other projects using this intervention)

Local Organization
Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Contact
Sherri Stauffer

p (706) 571-1630
e sherri.stauffer@crhs.net

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