5201.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Transition to Adult Care and Life for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Tom Gloss
2:30 PMIntroduction and Overview
Tom Gloss
2:35 PMReciprocal Roles and Responsibilities of Families and Youth as Partners in Public Health Transition Policy Development, Implementation, and Assessment
Patti Hackett, MEd
2:50 PMPublic Health and the Transition of Youth with Special Needs: An Opportunity for Action
John Reiss, PhD
3:05 PMYouth with Special Health Care Needs: An Ecological Public Health Approach
Joseph Telfair, DrPH, MSW/MPH
3:20 PMThe KY Teach Project: Kentucky Youth Transitioning to Employment and Comprehensive Healthcare
Ann Marks
3:35 PMFederal Title V Program Activities in Support of the Transition of Youth with Special Needs
Tom Gloss
Sponsor:Maternal and Child Health
Cosponsors:Disability Forum; Social Work; Women's Caucus

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA