Annotation: This report describes the organization, structure and objectives of the conference on educating pediatricians in the care of children with special health needs. The conference was organized into small group sessions dealing with the following topics: roles of the pediatrician in the care of children with special needs, skills needed for executing identified roles, how current medical education fosters and obstructs the development of needed skills, enhancing the preparation of pediatricians for the care of children with special health needs, and a discussion about what changes need to be made to educational programs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, Telephone: (718) 741-2462 E-mail: pozuah@montefiore.org Web Site: http://www.aecom.yu.edu/pediatrics/page.aspx?ID=4154

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Conferences, Educational programs, Medical education, Pediatricians, Professional training, Reports

Annotation: This videotape is addressed to home child care providers. It shows home hazards and how to deal with them. It refers to a checklist and gives instructions on how to use the videotape and the checklist together. It covers storage, infant and toddler care, outdoor play, emergency planning, and healthy routines to reduce illness. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Children, Family child care, Health and safety, Videotapes

Annotation: This brochure gives a brief overview of who is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which child care programs must comply with the act, and what is expected of such child care providers.

Contact: Child Care Law Center, 221 Pine Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, Telephone: (415) 394-7144 Fax: (415) 394-7140 E-mail: info@childcarelaw.org Web Site: http://www.childcarelaw.org

Keywords: Child care, Children with special health care needs, Disabilities, Education, Federal legislation, Inclusive schools

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Home care services

Annotation: This pamphlet describes the American Academy of Pediatrics' Medical Home for Children program. The medical home for children is defined, and areas of program focus are outlined. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point Boulevard, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098, Telephone: (847) 434-4000 Contact Phone: (708) 228-5005 Fax: (847) 434-8000 Contact E-mail: kidsdocs@aap.org Web Site: http://www.aap.org

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Community health services, Medical home

Annotation: These resource materials, which are usable for handouts or overhead transparencies, are based on a workshop for nurses who work with families of children with special health needs. Sections of the notebook include the following materials: class exercises; family perspectives focusing on feelings about having a child with disabilities; principles of family centered care; guidelines for referrals; descriptions of community resources; an overview of family centered care; journal articles; eligibility criteria and procedures for referrals; and an article by the cofounder of Parents Helping Parents (PHP) that summarizes all aspects of needed professional knowledge. A brochure in the notebook describes the PHP program and provides contact information. The workshop and materials are cosponsored with Kaiser Permanente. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Parents Helping Parents, 3041 Olcott Street, Santa Clara, CA 95054-3222, Telephone: (408) 727-5775 Fax: (408) 727-0182 E-mail: nancye@php.com Web Site: http://www.php.com Price unknown.

Keywords: Children with developmental disabilities, Children with special health care needs, Communication, Cultural competence, Family resource centers, Family support services, Health occupations, Parent support services, Professional training, Resource materials, Stress management

Annotation: This information packet provides parents and professionals with a few basic reference points in their search for answers to questions about chronically ill children. The first pamphlet provides an overview of chronically ill children. Additional pamphlets discuss advocacy, how health and education services are delivered, paying for health and education services, descriptions of some special programs for chronically ill children, and where to learn more. The packet originally included brief descriptions of eleven childhood chronic diseases and the problems that attend them, but NCEMCH does not have copies of those descriptions.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs

Annotation: This manual is a guide for the Children's Hospital of Alabama. It contains instructions for modifying diets for a variety of special needs. Regular diet modifications, liquid diets, consistency modifications, sodium restricted diets, carbohydrate controlled diets, diets appropriate for children with gastrointestinal disorders, renal disorders, or protein metabolism disorders are covered.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Dietary guidelines, Nutrition

Contact: Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 1225 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 289-7319 Fax: (202) 408-1851 Web Site: http://www.bradycenter.org

Keywords: Children, Data, Firearms, Handguns, Injury prevention, Mortality, Surveys, Unintentional injuries

Annotation: This book explains the steps needed to plan and implement collaboration between community programs, agencies and individuals who provides services to children with disabilities and their families. This book was reprinted by the Georgetown University Child Development Center as a part of the Workbook Series for Providing Services to Children with Handicaps and Their Families.

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Collaboration, Community based services, Interagency cooperation