Inside this issue:

• Annual Legislative Event and Focus Throughout the General Assembly is Centered on Medicaid
• President Obama Signs Reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP)
• Hospital Signs On to be Part of Smokefree VA Now! Coalition
• And more

Inside this issue:

• Annual Advocacy Day Focuses on Siblings of Special Needs Children and Advocate Recognition
• State Update - Part C Services
• Federal Update - Message to the 111th Congress

Inside this issue:

• Children’s Hospital Kicks Off River Safety Campaign
• Advocacy Award Received for Third Year
• Congress Takes Action to Make Toys Safer
• Children’s Hospital Partners with the Virginia Department of Mental Health on Two Important Issues
• And more

Inside this issue:

• Hospital Tour Enlightens Legislators
• Keeping Kids Healthy & Safe
• State and Federal Advocacy Updates
• Advocates in Action: Four Children’s Hospital Patients Help Spread the Word about the Importance of Medicaid and FAMIS
• And more