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October 24, 2001 Transition and Health Insurance: A National Perspective Speakers | Resources | Connect to the Webcast |Technical Requirements |Webcast Schedule | Webcast Archives Faye Manaster Eldar, M.Ed., Family Liaison, Quality Community Managed Care Project: Phase II, located at the Center for the Advancement of Distance Education, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago. Tracee Garner, a consumer of transition services. Ms. Garner lives in North Carolina. Jennifer Jones, a consumer of transition services. Ms. Jones lives in Alaska. Thomas Gloss, Director, Healthy and Ready to Work project, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Rockville, MD. Patti Hackett, Parent and Consultant, Healthy and Ready to Work project. Ms. Hackett lives in Florida.
Healthy and Ready to Work Initiative http://mchbhrtw.org This is the official website of the Health and Ready to Work initiative, part of the HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. The site includes extensive publications and handouts on all transition topics related to YSCHN, including health care transition and health insurance issues. The site provides links to all HTRW projects nationwide, along with other transition projects and resources. Include a video clip on HRTW, listing of HRTW Network members, upcoming meetings and much more. There are also links to sign up for two national transition listservs, the MCHB HTRW listserv and the Health Care and Transition for Youth mailing list. For more on the Healthy and Ready to Work Program and Youth and Transition Issues, tune to the following online webcast archives from the MCHB-sponsored June 2001 Grantees' Meetig on Managed Care:
University of Washington Center on Human Development and Disabilities, Adolescent Health Transition Project http://depts.washington.edu/healthtr/ The website focuses on transition as a developmental process, with guidelines for "transition training" for children and youth with special health care needs of all ages. Includes specific information for health care providers, educators, families, and teens and young adults. Offers free "Transition Timelines" chart and many other helpful materials. Kids as Self Advocates The website of the consumer organization for YSCHN affiliated with Family Voices, a national grassroots organizations of families of CSHCN. Offers support and peer contacts, with a self-advocacy focus. American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org/policy/RE9847.html The AAP website provides a link to the document produced by the AAP Committee on Children with Disabilties:"The Role of the pediatrician in Transitioning Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities from School to Work or College". Promotes the role of the pediatrician in the transition process, emphasizing the need to provide anticipatory guidance, foster self-advocacy and become knowledgeable regarding federal legislation relevant to transition and vocational services. Family Village www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/education/transition.html Family Village is the premier site for comprehensive, on-line resources for all topics related to children and youth with special health care needs. The transition section is another example of the excellence and ease of use of this site. Extensive listings of articles, mailing lists and websites covering all aspects of transition. Kentucky Commission for CSHCN http://comissionkids.state.ky.us Site of the Kentucky Commission for CSHCN, the Title V agency. Includes a Healthy Ready to Work project. Website has many helpful documents to download- including Life Maps for all age groups, Teaching Sheets on healthcare transitions, materials specifically for young adults. Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics www.illinoisapp.org/brochures.html This website features a downloadable brochure for families of CSHCN: "Attention- Families of Teenagers with Special Needs", a down-to-earth guide to access to health care and government programs related to transition. Written by the Family Coordinator of the QCMC2 Project, it is contains state-specific contact information (for Illinois) but is designed to be used as a template for other states to follow. Let us know what you think of the webcast session, as well as your suggestions for future shows, by sending us a message at kmco@uic.edu.
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