Health Transition Toolkit for Young People with Special Health Needs
Explore the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Health Transition Toolkit designed to guide young people with special health needs as they transition from pediatric to adult healthcare. Topics include self-management, advocacy, mental health, and more. Get involved in a unique health communications project to influence future state policies and practices.
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Massachusetts Department of Public Health Massachusetts Department of Public Health Division for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs Health Transition Toolkit Presenters: Elaine Gabovitch, MPA, Director, MA Title V Division for Children & Youth with Special Health Needs Amy Benison, MPH, CDC Fellow, Division For Children & Youth with Special Health Needs HSPH Fellowship Presentation September 13, 2022
Disclosures Health Transition Health Transition Transferring physicians, managing your own health and healthcare, navigating insurance and policy changes, encountering new health challenges, defining your own version of independence, exercising self-determination Health Transition Toolkit Multi-year project with multiple cohorts of interns and fellows Guide young people with special health needs as they transition from pediatric to adult health care and into adulthood Topics include Health Care, Self-Management & Personal Health, Public Benefits, Advocacy, Caregiver & Family Wellbeing, Community Support, Guardianship, Sexual & Reproductive Health, Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyles (Nutrition, Physical Activity & Substance Use Prevention)
Disclosures The Importance Nothing about us without us Influence Health Policy Health Equity Holistic View Why How What
Disclosures Opportunities Take part in a unique major health communications and education project that addresses holistic health and aims to reduce stigma Learn about historical and national policy impacts on the current state of health for YYASHN and PWD Influence future state policy and practice through engagement with stakeholders and lifting up what matters most to them Learn about the internal processes and procedures of state government Develop project planning, management and evaluation skills Work at the MDPH: A national public health leader
Disclosures Tasks Utilize project planning and management skills to review, edit and format toolkit sections in sequence Assist with a soft launch pilot that rolls out toolkit sections to a limited audience before full launch Seek feedback from the newly forming Youth and Young Adult Advisory Council Gather test data and potential user feedback using CQI methods Interview key informants and subject matter experts, such as MCAAP and the Got Transition National Center Work with senior DPH, Bureau, and Division leadership to review and approve the final product
