Opening Doors for Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs

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Screening: Online Resources



Bright Futures for Families–provide families with family-friendly child health and development information and materials based on the Bright Futures Guidelines used by health professionals across the country.

http://www.brightfuturesforfamilies.org/about_us.shtml

Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)–Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration website to help you find a clinic that will give you medical care, even if you have no medical insurance or money.

http://ask.hrsa.gov/pc/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Disability–The CDC Disability webpage providing resources and information for parents’ of children with disabilities on health related topics.

http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000e01a

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)–Official website for the AAP offering child health related information, resources, advocacy and support for children, parents and professionals.

www.aap.org/

Insure Kids Now–a resource linking families who have children with disabilities to free and low-cost health insurance.

http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/

The Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Program is the child health component of Medicaid. It’s required in every state and is designed to improve the health of low-income children, by financing appropriate and necessary pediatric services. This website provides information about how EPSDT works with public health, families, managed care organizations, pediatricians, and other health providers.

http://www.hrsa.gov/epsdt/



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Opening Doors is a five-year Rehabilitation Research and Training Center funded by
the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research/U.S. Department of Education.

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