"Seven years ago, a group of Santa Cruz County leaders came together around a shared vision: They wanted to provide health insurance to every child in the county, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.
The program that grew out of that vision, called Healthy Kids, has proved an inspiring success in a generally hope-filled decade for children's health, its founders say. Because of Healthy Kids, some 13,000 local children who might otherwise have been uninsured instead gained access to comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage. In 2007, the California Health Interview Survey, a biannual report conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, showed 98 percent of the county's children were insured -- one of the highest rates in the state."
The program that grew out of that vision, called Healthy Kids, has proved an inspiring success in a generally hope-filled decade for children's health, its founders say. Because of Healthy Kids, some 13,000 local children who might otherwise have been uninsured instead gained access to comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage. In 2007, the California Health Interview Survey, a biannual report conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, showed 98 percent of the county's children were insured -- one of the highest rates in the state."