Tag Archives: Children’s Health Act

Open Letter to Congress

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Team Captain

Dear Member of Congress, As you are preparing to make decisions about 2017 funding for the National Institute of Health (NIH) please consider a few things. Childhood cancer is the #1 disease related killer of kids in the U.S. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Pediatric Cancer, Rare Disease, Uncategorized | Tagged Children’s Health Act, Donna Carroll Carmical, GIO, HHS, National Children’s Study (NCS), National Institute of Health, NIH, RCDC | 4 Comments

As Our Children Wait – Part 4, Conclusion

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Team Captain

The rate of childhood cancer has been escalating since the 1970’s, today 1 in 285 children will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 20. Our children continue to die, suffer and be irreparably harmed and all the while, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Pediatric Cancer, Rare Disease | Tagged AIDS, Children’s Brain Tumors, Children’s Health Act, Clinical Trials, COG, Congressional Caucus on Childhood Cancer, CureFest, Donna Carroll Carmical, Government Performance & Results Act, GPRA, National Children’s Study, National Institute of Health, NCI, NCI Operating Plan - Childhood Cancer, NCS, NIH, Pediatric Research Initiative, PLGA, Strategic Plan | 1 Comment

As Our Children Wait – Part 3

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Team Captain

Childhood cancer has been on the rise since the 1970s, a White House task force was formed in the 1990s to look at the underlying causes of children’s health issues. Episode 1 provided an overview of the Children’s Health Act … Continue reading →