| Materials,
Policy Briefs & Tools
developed by the HRSA/MCHB funded
Healthy & Ready to Work Projects
•
SYSTEMS & SERVICES
- INTERAGENCY
Transition: Together We Can. (Stages
of development of interagency relationships), HRTW National Center,
2003. [pdf]
Service Tapestry - .Model regional information
Database is a searchable collection of agencies and programs.
HRTW-ME, 2001. www.umaine.edu/cci/servicetapestry/index.htm
- STATE TITLE V CSHCN
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Things Title V Can Do! HRTW National Center, 2003.
[Word] [pdf]
HRTW Services & State Title V CSHCN Programs: What
We Know Now
Short & Sweet Survey-2002, HRTW National
Center, 2003. [Word] [pdf] Fall 2003.
Needs Assessment Survey for Transition Programs,
HRTW National Center, 2003. [Word] [pdf]
State Title V Rehabilitation Services: The Federal Law
& How States Implement It, HRTW-ICHP, 2000. [pdf]
Summary, Outcomes & Impact, HRTW-ME 2001
www.umaine.edu/cci/service/matp/matpinfo.htm
Brief overview and products from the MCHB funded HRTW Project
1997-2001.
Draft 10-Year HRTW/Transition Plan, Healthy and
Ready to Work (HRTW)/ Transition Work Group, 2000.Draft Goal and
Desired Outcomes to "Ensure that all youth with special health
care needs receive the services they need to make necessary transitions
to all aspects of adult life, including adult health care, work,
and independence."
pdf]
Understanding the 504 Statute: The Role of State Title
V Programs and Health Care Providers, HRTW-ICHP, 2000.
[pdf]
- SERVICES & BENEFITS
State-By-State Transition Overview:
Government Programs, HRTW National Center, 2003.
[Word] [pdf] Fall 2003.
Summary of Services for Youth with Special Health Care
Needs, HRTW-KY, 2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Understanding
Income Eligibility: A Guide for YSHCN and Families,
HRTW National Center, 2003. [Word] [pdf] Fall 2003.
• YOUTH
INVOLVEMENT
Youth As Advisors, HRTW National Center, 2003.
Youth Leaders: application form, HRTW National
Center, 2003. [Word] [pdf] Sample - feel free to adapt!
Youth Speak! – five presentations describing what
adolescents want other to know. HRTW- ME, 2002. www.umaine.edu/cci/service/maineworks/youthspeak.htm
Youth Educators and Advocators
of Maine - YEA ME, HRTW- ME, 2002. www.umaine.edu/cci/service/maineworks/yeame/
Maine Works for Youth!
On-Line Discussion Board, HRTW- ME, 2002. www.umaine.edu/cci/matpdisc_frm.htm
MeWorks! Pages for Youth and Young Adults,
HRTW- ME, 2002. www.umaine.edu/cci/service/maineworks/youth/index.htm
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TOOLS & SOLUTIONS
- HRTW CURRICULUMS, GUIDES & TRAINING
MODULES
Areas of Assessment for Transition
Planning – Transition Assessment Questions, HRTW-KY,
2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Health Insurance Curriculum: Learning about Health
Insurance – A grade 5-12 curriculum aligned with Maine’s
Learning Results. HRTW-ME, 2003. www.umaine.edu/cci/service/maineworks/healthinscurr/index.htm
HRTW-PAR Curriculum, HRTW-AZ, 2003.
CONTACT: Tanis Bryan tanishbr@aol.com
Life Maps Teaching Sheets – One-pagers
related to topics, HRTW-KY, 2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Also see - Life Maps – screening tools for ages birth through
21, HRTW-KY, 2003.
Modules for Adult Professionals: Reimbursement
Strategies; Medical Forms (Long Term Care); Communication/ Medical
Encounters; Physical Environment; and Care Coordination,
HRTW-AZ, 2003. CONTACT: tanishbr@aol.com
Transition for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs
and Disabilities: Information for Families and
Teens. Also contains tools and checklists. HRTW-MA, 2000.
www.communityinclusion.org/transition/familyguide.html
Transition
for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities:
A Guide for Health Care Providers. Addresses four aspects
of adulthood: health, education, employment and recreation. HRTW-MA,
2000 www.communityinclusion.org/transition/providerguide.html
Transition Guidelines for ages 11-21, HRTW-KY,
2003.
chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
Includes 2010 Healthy People Objectives,
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
- HEALTH & EDUCATION
Staying Healthy Tips: School
& Attendance Issues, HRTW National Center, 2003.
[Word] [pdf]
Tips: No Cost Ideas for Educators, HRTW National
Center, 2003. [Word] [pdf]
Post-Secondary – After High School
College Preparation Timeline, HRTW-KY, 2003.
chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Paying for Education after High School, HRTW-KY,
2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
- HEALTH & LIVING: COMMUNITY,
INDEPENDENCE AND ACCESS
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Steps to Follow when Hiring a Personal Care Attendant (PCA),
HRTW-KY, 2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Activities to Help Prepare for Independence, HRTW-KY,
2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Community Access Surveys: Baseball Stadium, Movie
Theaters, Shopping Malls in Arizona, HRTW-AZ, 2003. CONTACT: Tanis
Bryan tanishbr@aol.com
So You Want to Drive- news brief, HRTW-AZ, 2003.
CONTACT: Tanis Bryan tanishbr@aol.com
- HEALTH & TRANSITION
For Families: Transition Top 10 List!
HRTW National Center, 2003. [Word] [pdf]
Key Transition Issues for Youth with Disabilities and
Chronic Health Conditions, HRTW-ICHP, 2000. [pdf]
VIDEO - Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship
in Wisconsin, HRTW-WI, 2003.
Overview of decision-making choices available to families and
youth as the youth approaches 18. CONTACT: Amy Whitehead whitehead@waisman.wisc.edu
CD - The Basics of Adolescent Transition for Youth with Special
Health Care Needs, HRTW-WI, 2003. This “CSHCN Wis
Line” is an audio recording of a live presentation on a
variety of topics related to transition in Wisconsin. Speakers
share their information on transition from the following perspectives:
Specialty clinic; Department of Public Instruction; Department
of Health and Family Services, Division of Health; ABC for Health-
a law advocacy firm; consumer; parent; and Guardianship Support
Center.
CONTACT: Amy Whitehead
whitehead@waisman.wisc.edu
Systematic Transition Plan, HRTW-AZ, 2003.
CONTACT:Tanis Bryan tanishbr@aol.com
Transition: HIP YIP (HIP- Youth Independence Plan)
HRTW-AZ, 2003.
CONTACT: Tanis Bryan tanishbr@aol.com
Roadmap to Success: A Path to Fulfilling Your Goals, HRTW-ME,
2003.
www.umaine.edu/cci/service/maineworks/triptik.htm
This pamphlet was produced by the YEA ME advisory council and
includes important benchmarks and activities to prepare youth
for adult life.
- HEALTH & WORK
At a Glance: Vocational Rehabilitation:
Section 301 Benefits For Transition Planning, HRTW-OH,
2001.
[Word] [pdf]
FINANCES & BENEFITS: Section 301: How to Keep SSI
and Medicaid after your 18th birthday, HRTW-OH, 2001.
[Word] [pdf]
Special Help for Youth in Transition – SSI Work Incentives
and VR, HRTW-KY, 2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
- NEWSLETTERS
Transition Newsletters, HRTW-KY,
2000-2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets are in pdf.)
- SEXUALITY
Sexuality Issues for Youth with Disabilities and Chronic Health
Conditions, HRTW-ICHP, 2000 [pdf]
- SCREENING & ASSESSMENT TOOLS:
CHECK LISTS, FAMILY/YOUTH EDUCATION AND EVALUATION MATERIALS
Core Transition Outcome Survey Questions
for Program Graduates, HRTW National Center, 2003. [Word]
[pdf]
Growing Up Time - Important Ages! Key
Information for IEPs and Benefits, HRTW-OH, 2001. [Word]
[pdf]
Health Transition Tools – Web Links to various tools,
HRTW National Center, 2003. [Word] [pdf]
Life Maps – screening tools for ages birth
through 21, HRTW-KY, 2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Transition Guidelines – framework for teaching
self care skills to children and youth: ages birth-adolescence.
HRTW-CA, 2000. www.cahrtw.org
Transition Health Care Assessment – Professional
and Adolescent versions. HRTW-CA, 2000. www.cahrtw.org
- WEB CONNECTIONS
10 Web sites to Help with Teen Transition,
HRTW-KY, 2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Me Works! Adolescent and Transition Links
, HRTW-ME, 2002. www.umaine.edu/cci/service/maineworks/meworkslinks.htm
Tips for Evaluating Internet Sites for Credibility,
HRTW-KY, 2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Web Connections: Selected Health/HRTW Issues: People,
Ideas & Materials,HRTW National Center, 2003. [Word]
[pdf]
• HEALTH
CARE
- ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE
Finding and Using Adult Health Care,
HRTW-KY, 2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Healthy & Ready to Work: Understanding the Role of
Health Care Providers During the Transition of Adolescents with
Health Conditions, HRTW-OR, 2001. cdrc.ohsu.edu/selfdetermination/health/wellness/research.htm
- HEALTH INSURANCE (PUBLIC & PRIVATE)
Private
Insurance Tips, HRTW-KY, 2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Youth with Disabilities in Transition: Health Insurance
Options and Obstacles, HRTW-ICHP, 2000. [Word] [pdf]
- MEDICAL HOME / MEDICAL APPOINTMENT
/ MEDICAL INFORMATION
Medical Home
Tips: Low Cost-No Cost Ideas for Physicians, HRTW
National Center, 2003. [Word] [pdf]
Medical Appointment
Adolescent Health Care – list of ideas for
discussion/evaluation at health care visits, HRTW-KY,
2003. chs.ky.gov/commissionkids
(click on Youth Transitions, then New Resources or Life Maps/
Teaching Sheets)
Medical Information
Portable Medical Summary – one
page template, HRTW National Center, 2003. [Word] [pdf]
Sample you can adapt! Youth can carry this one page sheet in their
wallets - and - also place in their medical file at home. Caregivers,
health surrogates, school medical contacts or selected others
may also want to have a copy too.
The Maine CARE Notebook, HRTW-ME,
2003.
www.umaine.edu/cci/service/maineworks/carenotebook.htm
Designed to be a tool to assist caregivers in the recording keeping
of their child’s life and medical journey.
- PAYING THE BILLS
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