Children & Youth with Special Healthcare Needs in Healthy People 2020: A Consumer Perspective. May 16, 2013
Healthy People 2020 contains almost 600 objectives for improving the health of all Americans, and 100 of those objectives relate to children and youth with special healthcare needs (CYSHCN). To highlight some of these objectives and envision how the objectives might influence CYSHCN as they mature into adults, Genetic Alliance and Family Voices collaborated with the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs in the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) - which last year released Envision 2020, its strategic plan - to develop a family and consumer perspective on the national health promotion agenda and how it relates to CYSHCN and their families. By focusing on a small portion of the many community and organizational accomplishments related to children and youth with special healthcare needs (CYSHCN) and systems of care, we hope to generate discussions of the gaps that remain, as well as equip families and providers to better advocate and care for CYSHCN and their families. This webinar presented Envision 2020 as well as the Consumer Perspective document and demonstrate how Healthy People 2020 objectives can influence and provide direction for improving systems and services for individuals with special healthcare needs.
Presenters:
Bonnie Strickland - Director, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, MCHB, HRSA
Diana Denboba - Branch Chief, Integrated Services, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, MCHB, HRSA
Trish Thomas - Director of Diversity and Outreach, Family Voices
Vaughn Edelson - Assistant Director of Health Communications, Genetic Alliance
