Got Transition Family Toolkit!

 

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What is Health Care Transition?

Health care transition, or HCT, is the process of moving from a child/family-centered model of health care to an adult/patient-centered model of health care, with or without transferring to a new clinician. It involves planning, transfer, and integration into adult-centered health care.

The goals of health care transition are: 

  1. To improve the ability of youth and young adults with and without special health care needs to manage their own health care and effectively use health services, and 
  2. To ensure an organized process in pediatric and adult health care practices to facilitate transition preparation, transfer of care, and integration into adult-centered health care.

Got Transition, a program of The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, is the federally funded national resource center on HCT. With its National Family Health Care Transition Advisory Group, Got Transition has developed a new toolkit for families to use to guide their youth’s transition from pediatric to adult care.
A FAMILY TOOLKIT: PEDIATRIC-TO-ADULT HEALTH CARE TRANSITION

Got Transition and its National Family Health Care Transition Advisory Group have developed a new toolkit for families to use to guide their youth’s transition from pediatric to adult health care.

The Family Toolkit includes easy-to-use resources for youth and families to help youth assume more independence in taking care of their own health and using health services. Materials include a transition timeline, questions to ask your doctor, what turning 18 means for one’s health, and more!
Health Care Transition Quiz for Parents/Caregivers

Got Transition has a Health Care Transition Quiz for parents/caregivers to find out how ready their child is to transition to adult care.

The quiz asks key questions to help families prepare for changes that happen between ages 18 and 22.

The quiz includes tips and linked resources to support
parents/caregivers in becoming advocates for their child. The resources include information on how to add medical information to a smartphone, what legal changes occur at age 18, how to sign up for health insurance, and more.

Family Toolkit Webinar

Got Transition held an engaging webinar on 10/27/20 to discuss its exciting new Family Health Care Transition Toolkit.

Watch the hour-long webinar to learn more about resources for families to use to guide their youth through the transition to adult health care, and hear from a parent of a transition-aged young adult about her transition experience.

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