This collection contains materials from various sources on the status of children's health, successful children's health programs, and advocacy for children's health. Section 1 contains: (1) the statement by the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) on maternal and child health needs under national health reform; (2) information on uninsured children, children with disabilities, and copayments in California; (3) a rationale for immunization; (4) projections for 1992-2000 on children of families with employment-related insurance; (5) CDF's statement on crime prevention; (6) the chapter on health from the Children's Advocacy Institute's "California Children's Budget 1994-95"; and (7) testimony by Neal Halfon (co-director of the University of California's Maternal-Child Health Policy Research Center) before the Senate Hearing on Maternal and Child Health and Health Care Reform (November 16, 1993). Section 2 contains papers, newspaper and journal articles, and promotional materials describing: (1) the Los Angeles Free Clinic; (2) the "Young and Healthy" project of Pasadena, California's Health Coalition for Children and Youth; (3) a non-profit center for at-risk youth in South Central Los Angeles; (4) a Los Angeles and Orange counties arts program; and (5) the Southern California Youth and Family Center. Finally, section 3 provides an advocate's checklist on children's health; information on several advocacy groups, including the Alliance for Children's Rights, Los Angeles Pediatric AIDS Legal Services, and Children Are Watching Now; a guide to upcoming legislation; and information on media violence. (AC)