Institute for Disability Studies
Family Health Notes
April 2013
Inside this issue:
1) Tips for Communicating with KIDS of All Ages
2) Medical Homes@Work
3) Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Activities Report
4) Healthy Weight Collaborative Action Kit
5) My Great Story Video Project
6) Learning Plan Guide Focused on High School Years
1) Tips for Communicating with Kids of All Ages
The art of communication is one of the most important skills babies learn. Babies, in fact, learn more than vocabulary—they learn how to have a conversation. Parents learn as well, and as their children grow, abilities and ideas change. It’s kind of like learning to dance. The PBS Parents website has helpful hints on how children communicate at different ages and tips on how parents can best talk to their children. For more information on talking with kids, visit http://www.pbs.org/parents/talkingwithkids/agebyage.html.
2) Medical Homes@Work
The March 2013 issue of “Spotlight on Child Health Issues: Cultural Effectiveness and the Medical Home” focuses on the medical and oral health disparities that exist for children of diverse races and ethnicities. Promising practices as well as resources for providers, children, youth and families are included. View the issue at http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/about/newsletter/spotlight_issues/culturalcompetency.aspx.
3) Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Activities Report
Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) like Mississippi’s own Family 2 Family Health Education and Information Center assist families of children and youth with special health care needs and the professionals who serve them. A new two-page report of data reported by the F2F HICs from June 2011 through May 2012 provides highlights and demonstrates the value and impact of helping families. For a copy of the report, visit http://www.fv-ncfpp.org/files/3713/6036/1083/11-12DataReport_Final-r.pdf.
4) Healthy Weight Collaborative Action Kit
This action kit from the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) is designed to help spread lessons learned from the Healthy Weight Collaborative to those interested in making changes in their communities. There are six strategies, videos, recordings and other resources. For more information and resources, visit http://www.collaborateforhealthyweight.org/Resources/Action-Kit.aspx.
5) My Great Story Video Project
The National Down Syndrome Society's (NDSS) My Great Video Project features 10 short videos based on submitted stories to the NDSS My Great Story public awareness campaign. The goal of the My Great Story campaign is to ignite a way of thinking about people with Down Syndrome by sharing stories written by and about them. Follow the link to see more: http://www.ndss.org/storiesvideoproject.
6) Learning Plan Guide Focused on High School Years
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) has released an updated version of the online how-to guide, "Promoting Quality Individualized Learning Plans: A ‘How to Guide’ Focused on the High School Years." This guide is designed for schools, educators and other professionals who assist youth with college and career readiness and transition planning. This guide was developed in response to feedback from schools indicating a need for activities, lesson plans, and school-wide individualized learning plans (ILPs) implementation strategies. A key goal of the guide is to help schools develop a bridge between college and career readiness efforts through the use of ILPs. The career development activities and resources in this guide are also useful for youth service professionals in the workforce development system. NCWD/Youth will also release a new policy brief on individualized learning plans in the coming weeks. For a copy of the guide, visit http://www.ncwd-youth.info/ilp/how-to-guide.
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Family Health Notes is sponsored by the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS), Mississippi’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at The University of Southern Mississippi. IDS provides university training, community service activities, research and information that promote the independence, productivity, and community inclusion of individuals with disabilities and their families. For more information about IDS, visit www.usm/edu/ids or call 1.888.671.0051 (TTY). To make a tax-deductible gift to IDS, visit www.usm.edu/ids/supportus.html.
The Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2F) is a family-focused, family managed resource center that empowers families of Mississippi children with special health care needs to be partners in the decisions made concerning the health of their children. F2F is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#H84MC07948).
The Mississippi Integrated Community Systems (MICS) for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs project is working to create a seamless system of family-centered, community-based, culturally competent services and supports for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). MICS is funded by the Maternal and Child Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#D70MC12841).
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