Help Us Create Healthier Kids!
At Healthier Kids Foundation, we uphold the belief that access to healthcare is an inherent human right.
OUR MISSION
Healthier Kids Foundation removes barriers impacting the health, learning and life success of Silicon Valley youth. To achieve our mission, we focus on three key strategies:
Improving health care access and utilization, Changing health behavior through education and Advocating for health policy and systems change
Our Impact
Overall Services Provided
Vision, Dental, Hearing and Universal Social Emotional Screening Services Provided
Number of Class Attendees
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Our Programs
At Healthier Kids Foundation, we envision a future where every youth in Silicon Valley attains optimal health, educational equity, and lifelong success. To make this vision a reality, we collaborate with community organizations, schools, preschools, daycare sites, and parents. We strive to remove obstacles that may hinder good health and ensuring no barriers stand in the way of our youths bright and prosperous future.
10 Steps
A free, five-class series for parents that focuses on integrating healthy lifestyles within their homes to prevent or reduce childhood and adolescent obesity.
PregnantFirst
We assist future parents/pregnant persons in accessing dental treatment through individualized care
coordination.
VisionFirst
Using a high-tech, photo optic scan camera, this program screens children for undetected vision issues and assists them with accessing follow-up vision services and treatment through case management.
HearingFirst
Using the AuDX Pro OAE screening device, this program screens children for undetected hearing issues and assists them with obtaining appropriate services and treatment through case management.
DentalFirst
Using a licensed dentist, this program screens children for undetected dental issues and assists them with accessing follow-up dental care through case management.
My HealthFirst
Using physicians, this program provides Universal, School-Based Wellness Checks to identify students with unmet social and emotional needs and assist them—along with their family—in accessing supportive services
AppointmentFirst
Using Parent Advocates to assist foster parents in accessing medical and dental appointments in a timely manner
Baby Gateway
Enrolls newborns into Medi-Cal, ensures they secure a medical home, and provides parenting and health resources before being discharged from the hospital.
COPE
Identifies uninsured children and assists their parents in obtaining subsidized health coverage.
CommunityFirst
Our commitment to serving and supporting other agencies, applying our leadership capabilities to boost positive outcomes across the community.