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How the CHI Model Has Been Replicated

Since Santa Clara County launched the first CHI in 2001 more than 30 additional counties, including a pair of four-county regional coalitions, have followed suit. Statewide, CHIs now insure roughly 86,000 children through locally offered Healthy Kids Coverage. The CHI Map and the Local Coverage Expansion Table summarize the progress of Children's Health Initiatives across California.

For those ready to implement a CHI in their community, the following materials outline the major design options and strategies to consider. Collaboration between local public and private partners and technical assistance have combined to make the Children’s Health Initiative a uniquely successful program for providing health care access for all children.

	Pioneers for Coverage: Local Solutions for Insuring All Children in California This comprehensive guidebook outlines the major steps in building a CHI, including the technical aspects of developing and launching the local insurance coverage product.

	The Children's Health Initiative Workbook, pdf Working Partnerships USA, a key partner in the creation of the first CHI in Santa Clara County, created this toolkit to help counties build a community coalition and develop an organizing framework for a local health initiative campaign.

	How Policy Changes Impact Enrollment: A Look at Three County Efforts, pdf This report by the California HealthCare Foundation examines how community partnerships in Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties helped simplify enrollment processes across multiple public programs, including local health coverage expansion programs.

	Key Partners and Local CHI Links Find out more about some of the local Children's Health Initiatives, and the key community stakeholders that have helped facilitate their development.