Session: Adolescent Transition--Health and Education
5149.0: Wednesday, November 19, 2003: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Adolescent Transition--Health and Education
This session addresses health and educational issues encountered by children and adolescents with disabilities who are transitioning into adulthood and adult service systems.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Moderator(s):Juliana K. Cyril, PhD, MPH
2:30 PMAccess to health care for young adults with disabilities in transition
Juliana K. Cyril, PhD, MPH, JoAnn Thierry, MS, MSW, Blythe Ryerson, MPH
2:45 PMWithdrawn -- Consumer partnerships in managed care for children and youth with special health care needs
Beverly Crider
3:00 PMComparing Health Promotion Practices of Pediatric and Adult Care Physicians
Carla Culley, MPH, Gloria L. Krahn, PhD, MPH, Nancy Wile, PhD, Anne Turner, MS, Andrew Downs, MA
3:15 PMComparison of Health Profiles of Adolescents and Adults with Physical Disabilities: Implications for Program and Service Planning
Joseph Bortolussi, MSW, Catherine Steele, PhD, Jeffrey Jutai, PhD, Ilze V. Kalnins, PhD, Beth Rossen, MSc
3:30 PMParent satisfaction with middle-school special education services
Joni Taylor McFelea, MS, Stacey B Plichta, ScD, Sharon Warren, ME, Pam Henry, ME
3:45 PMEvaluating the effect of peer mentors for individuals with violently acquired spinal cord injuries
Richard Edward Meldrum, AM, LSW, Kristin Balfanz-Vertiz, MSW, LSW
Organized by:Disability Forum
CE Credits:Health Education (CHES), Pharmacy

The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA