Health
Date: 3/6/12
Topic: Navigating to an Adult Medical Home: Transitioning from the Pediatric Medical World presented by Claire Lenker, LCSW, CCM, Training Director UAB Ped. Pulmonary Center Children's Hospital
Time: 4:45 - 6:00 pm
Training Materials:
- Got Transition 6 core elements
- Got Transition Youth Transition Readiness Assessment
- Transition Algo
- Transition References
- What's Next PPT
Additional Resources:
- Parent Engagement Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health "Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health," a new resource from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adolescent and School Health, synthesizes research and best practices related to parent engagement in schools and describes strategies for connecting with parents, engaging parents in school health activities, and sustaining parent engagement.
- Resources for Parents from the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) "Conversation Generation" is an online resource providing parents (and foster parents, guardians, and other parenting and caring adults) with knowledge and skills to help them begin and maintain two-way communication with adolescents about sex, sexuality, and relationships and tips for getting the conversation started. OAH was established through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 to coordinate adolescent health promotion and disease prevention programs and initiatives across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- Healthy People 2020: Goals Specific to Adolescents Healthy People 2020, an initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services, established 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention. Healthy People 2020 includes 11 objectives specifically related to improving the health of American adolescents.
- Healthy and Ready for College! Participating in postsecondary education presents a number of challenges to youth with special healthcare needs. This 2011 brief from Think College focuses on healthcare transitions and provides strategies that can be used in college and afterward to help young people stay healthy and ready for the future.
- Website Offers Guide To Disability Services in Each State To help individuals with disabilities and their families wade through the Medicaid bureaucracy, a new website, dubbed the Medicaid Reference Desk, offers a breakdown of the various Medicaid benefits offered in each state. It was created by the Arc with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.