produced by
The Institute for Child Health Policy
at the University of Florida

Envisioning My Future:
A Young Person’s Guide to Health Care Transition

This 24 page guide is written for teens and young adults and their families. The guide has a section for youth in three different age ranges (12-14; 15-17 and 18+). Each section includes age-related information that will help youth be more in charge of their own health care, tips for parents, and a checklist of transition related skills and activities. The guide also includes an extensive list of health care transition related resources. This document is available in English and Spanish languages and can be downloaded either as a PDF color document or as a printer-friendly grayscale document.

English: Full Color PDF | Grayscale Printer-Friendly PDF
Spanish: Full Color PDF | Grayscale Printer-Friendly PDF

Since You’re Not A Kid Anymore
It’s Time To Be More In Charge Of Your Health Care

This 31 page booklet is a health care transition guide for teens in middle school. It includes information and activities designed to help young teens with special health care needs take a more active role in their own health care. It is available for download as a full color PDF document.

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Printed copies of this booklet are available for 60 cents each. For information on how to order this booklet, e-mail John Reiss at jgr@ichp.ufl.edu.

Health Care Transition Workbooks

Three age-linked versions of HCT workbooks are available, (ages 12-14; ages 15-17 and 18+ years) These workbooks are designed to help parents and their child with special needs look at future goals, assess the child’s level of independence on key health related activities, identify what parents are doing to support their child’s autonomy in self-care, and develop a plan to help assure the eventual transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care goes smoothly. Each of the three workbooks is available in English and Spanish as a printer-friendly PDF.

English Workbook PDFs: Ages 12-14 | Ages 15-17 | Ages 18+
Spanish Workbook PDFs: Ages 12-14 | Ages 15-17 | Ages 18+

This is Health Care Transition

Growing up and becoming an adult is difficult for all youth, but can be especially challenging for young people with special health care needs. This video was developed to help youth and young adults with chronic health conditions and their families be better prepared for adulthood, especially the move from pediatric to adult-oriented health care. This video was developed through a contract from Children’s Medical Services to the University of Florida. Run time: 29 minutes. (2007)

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This video is available as a DVD for $5 each. For information on how to order this DVD, e-mail John Reiss at jgr@ichp.ufl.edu.

Health Care Transition: College and Beyond

In many ways, Jeff Walden is a typical college student, but in some ways he is not. He was born with a severe physical disability that has posed many challenges on his road to independence. This video explores the process of transition from pediatric to adult oriented health care and the influences that have contributed to Jeff’s success. Run time: 24 minutes (2004)

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Health Care Transition: Jim’s Story

Transition is never easy, however this process is usually more difficult for young adults with special health care needs who have been receiving care from specialized pediatric treatment settings and providers. This video looks at how Jim and his family prepared for health care transition and their efforts to complete the process. Run time: 10 minutes (2001)

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Health Care Transition Training Program for Families and Youth:
http:// hctransitions.ichp.edu/ddcouncil
This web-based training program is designed to help young people with disabilities and chronic health conditions and their families with the process of planning for and successfully completing a transition to adult oriented medical services.

Main Web Site: http://hctransitions.ichp.ufl.edu

Streaming Videos: http://video.ichp.ufl.edu

Additional Health Care Transitions Resources: http://hctransitions.ichp.ufl.edu/resources.html