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Fact Sheet Examines Pediatric Support for Transition
Community Resources
The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health (PDF) has released a new fact sheet on transition support services in pediatric practices. Creators of the fact sheet found that most pediatric practices don’t conduct essential transition planning for youth with special needs.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18
Medical Assistance Granted to Individual Families
Funding Opportunity
Grants from the United Healthcare Children’s Foundation hope to assist families who have children with critical healthcare treatment, services, or equipment not covered or not fully covered by their parents' health benefit plans. These grants can help pay for child healthcare services such as speech therapy, physical therapy, prescriptions, and medical equipment. Parents and legal guardians may apply.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18
MCH DRC Offers Funding for Use of National Survey Data
Funding Opportunity
The National MCH Data Resource Center (DRC) is seeking out a grantee who will ensure that investments made in the Bureau’s National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NSCSHCN) and the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) lead to effective use of these data. The DRC hopes to dramatically broaden the use of the survey data to assist leaders in understanding health and health system utilization and performance for children and youth with special health care needs and their families. The deadline for application is January 7, 2009.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18
Funding for Family-Run Centers
Funding Opportunity
The Family Professional Partnerships/CSHCN-Family Opportunity Act is offering funding for statewide, family-run centers that provide information, education, technical assistance, and peer support to families of CYSHCN. They will be responsible for developing partnerships with organizations that serve these children and their families. The deadline to apply for funding is December 19, 2008.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18
Award Recognizes Accessible Communities
Funding Opportunity
The National Organization on Disability has issued a call for entries for its Accessible America Award. The award not only comes with a $25,000 prize, it also comes with the honor of being named one of the best places in the U.S. for people with disabilities to live, work, and play. The award competition is open to all cities and towns across the United States. The program seeks to recognize any community that facilitates the comprehensive involvement of citizens with disabilities in community life. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2008.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18
Webinar Explores Improvement of Children's Healthy Development
Current News
On Wednesday, November 19, a one-hour webinar entitled "Improving Children's Healthy Development Through Federal Policy Change" will discuss federal children health initiatives under the upcoming new U.S. presidency. This event is being cosponsored by The Commonwealth Fund, Voices for America's Children, First Focus, and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). You may register for this event on the Commonwealth Fund’s website.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18
Fact Sheet Addresses Screening Issues
Community Resources
The Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Fact Sheet (PDF), published by the National Health Law Program, presents information on why the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program was implemented as well as information about the program's success in screening and treating eligible children. The fact sheet also provides a discussion of how EPSDT addresses medical screens; vision, hearing, and dental services; interperiodic screens; scope of benefit; and medical necessity.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18
Workbook Helps Communities Address Social Determinants of Health
Community Resources
Promoting Health Equity: A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health addresses how to put the knowledge of the relationship between social determinants of health and health outcomes into practice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with Transtria LLC and the Saint Louis University Prevention Research Center, have created a workbook that illustrates lessons learned by communities and provides tools to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions that address social determinants of health inequities.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18
Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs
Community Resources
A Tool Kit for Community-and-Faith-Based Service Providers
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) has released a tool kit designed to help grassroots communities and faith-based organizations sustain critical services. Grassroots organizations that have meager budgets will find this resource especially useful as a tool to attract and sustain funding partners.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18
Paper Compares Experiences of Pre- and Post-SSI Youth
Community Resources
The results of a new study, summarized in the paper “Changing Circumstances: Experiences of Child SSI Recipients Before and After Their Age-18 Redetermination for Adult Benefits,” provide an analysis of the dynamics of the transition of child Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients into adulthood. Findings suggest that youth with mental and behavioral disorders are much less likely to receive SSI benefits after turning 19. A major concern is that these youth are not sufficiently prepared for life without SSI.
Submitted 2008-Nov-18