In pursuit of CHF's mission of preventing childhood diseases, the organization has sought to engage policy makers and leaders on a national, state and local scale. CHF has also engaged in outreach to the general public and to organizations who take an active role in their communities to reduce health hazards. CHF has instituted a number of highly successful programs including: a comprehensive, multi-year, multi-million dollar statewide lead poisoning prevention program; the development and execution of a national public education and awareness campaign to support the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program; the annual sponsorhip of community health screenings and educational fairs hosted in cities across the nation; the support of national and local legislation to protect children from environmental hazards; the issuance of grants to community based organizations working to grant equal access to healthcare to children and families; and collaboration with cities and states on proactive and pragmatic measures to elminate the threat of diseases such as childhood lead poisoning, asthma, diabetes and pediatric HIV.