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American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) (1975) – coalition of local, state and national disability organizations.
The organization advocates for disabled people and helps them with issues like finding jobs, and helping employers adapt to the needs of disabled people. [3] According to financial statements submitted to the IRS, the organization's 2019 income was $9.8 million. Its end of year assets were reported to be $13.4 million. [4]
Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN) are defined by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau as: "Those who have one or more chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally" [ 1 ]
Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah Savannah: Georgia 3 Children's Hospital of Georgia: Augusta: Georgia 117 Level II Pediatric 3 Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children: Honolulu: Hawaii: 144 3 Shriners Children's Hawaii: Honolulu Hawaii 24 St. Luke's Children's Hospital Boise Idaho 113 4 Advocate Children's Hospital
In 2004, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta [4] and Grady Health System jointly announced plans for Children’s to provide pediatric services at Hughes Spalding. These plans became a reality in 2006 when Children’s assumed management of the hospital. The 2006 merger [5] was facilitated by a $20 million donation by philanthropist Diana Blank. [6]
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) is an independent national American association of parents of children with disabilities, attorneys, advocates, and related professionals who protect the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities and their families. COPAA has a 22-member Board of Directors who run the organization.
Advocate Children's Hospital was formed in 2012 when Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn merged with Lutheran Children's Hospital in Park Ridge. [8] Following a trend for children's hospitals in the Chicago region, Advocate Children's Hospital expanded in 2018 when the hospital added 11 beds to their neonatal intensive care unit. [9]
Healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States are non-profit organizations in the US who have as one of their primary goals healthcare reform in the United States. These notable organizations address issues such as universal healthcare , national health insurance , and single-payer healthcare .