KidzBlitz
KidzBlitz is a volunteer- and peer support-based initiative with the goal of decreasing the number of children who are eligible, but not enrolled in for public health care programs, such as Medicaid and the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+). For the last few years, KidzBlitz has worked to develop a best practice model. This model, the KidzBlitz Enrollment Fair, has taken into consideration the known barriers to accessing public health programs including; application assistance, outreach education & training, procedural complexities, and language, culture & immigration and created a process whereby these barriers are no longer an issue for families seeking to enroll in these programs.  The Enrollment Fair (Enrollment Fair Toolkit) offers families a place where they are respectfully treated, assisted in navigating the application process for Medicaid and CHP+, assisted in securing required documentation, and are able to receive translations if needed. The goals of the enrollment fairs are twofold:  the completion of an application that will allow eligible children to be enrolled in either Medicaid or CHP+, and the establishment of presumptive eligibility which will allow a child to access services while their application is being processed.

As of May 1, 2009, KidzBlitz successfully held three Enrollment Fairs and helped over 150 children receive presumptive eligibility. The fairs were held in Aurora, Conifer and Littleton and more fairs are planned for spring 2009.  In addition, KidzBlitz has provided technical assistance for over twenty enrollment fairs throughout Colorado as part of a Technical Assistance grant from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. As part of the grant, KidzBlitz developed a Resource Manual for the grantees that details the planning and executing of the enrollment fairs. KidzBlitz continues to hone the Enrollment Fair model and will publish a final Tool Kit in August 2009 that will include a more comprehensive description of the Enrollment Fair practices and procedures.  The Tool Kit will be distributed to 500 community and faith based organizations throughout Colorado.

Download the KidzBlitz Enrollment Fair Tool Kit (4MB file will take additional time to load)

All Kids Covered Initiative (www.allkidscoveredcolorado.org)
The All Kids Covered Initiative is a partnership of over 50 organizations committed to ensuring that all Colorado children have access to health care coverage by the year 2010. The Initiative is funded by private foundations, including the David & Lucille Packard Foundation and the Colorado Health Foundation, and is led by four primary organizations:

Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved (Gretchen Hammer)
Colorado Children's Campaign (Tara Trujillo)
Covering Kids and Families (Stacey Moody)
Metro Organizations for People (Marilyn Stranske)

In addition, the Initiative receives technical assistance from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families and consulting services from the Center for Systems Integration and Gretchen Hammer, public leadership consultant.

For more information on Initiative priorities, to join the initiative, or to receive the newsletter, visit the All Kids Covered Website at www.allkidscoveredcolorado.org

 
  

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