Community Health & Advocacy

Healthier futures for all children is achieved when every child has the opportunity to reach their full, healthy potential regardless of socio-economic status, access to resources or social capital. The Community Health & Advocacy team is dedicated to improving health outcomes, particularly for underserved children and families. To make a lasting impact on the Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) that shape long-term health outcomes, the team collaborates closely with Children's providers and departments as well as key community partners.

Children’s Nebraska is committed to:

• Increasing Access to Care in the Community

• Addressing Social Drivers of Health

• Improving Pediatric Mental Wellness

• Serving as the Trusted Source for School Health

At Children’s, advocating to improve the life of every child is at the heart of everything we do. Children’s Government Affairs is critical to this effort by championing policies at the local, state and federal level that impact the needs and welfare of children. As the only hospital and medical center in the area dedicated exclusively to pediatric care, we serve as a vital resource for elected officials and community partners on policies and regulations that impact our patients, families and workforce.

Children’s participates in Children’s Hospital Association’s Family Advocacy Day, held annually in Washington, DC. A patient family from Children’s is chosen to advocate on Capitol Hill with federal policymakers to increase awareness about the unique role children’s hospitals play in the health and wellbeing of children.