Redesigning health care for children with disabilities : strengthening inclusion, contribution, and health /

Redesigning health care for children with disabilities : strengthening inclusion, contribution, and health /

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Author / Creator:	Feldman, Heidi M.
Imprint:	Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., [2013] ©2013
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 263 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Children with disabilities. Child health services. Health care teams. Comprehensive Health Care. Disabled Children. Delivery of Health Care. Inservice Training -- methods. Patient Care Team. Child health services. Children with disabilities. Health care teams. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11209662

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ISBN:	9781598574098 1598574094 9781598572346 1598572342
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	One in five families has a child with special health care needs-but medical and human service professionals often don''t get the training they need to provide long-term, integrated care for these children. Filling a critical gap in professional education, this groundbreaking textbook and training tool presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary framework for delivering effective health care to children with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Going far beyond the traditional model of treating and reducing symptoms, renowned pediatrician Heidi Feldman gives professionals a big-picture blueprin.
Other form:	Print version: Feldman, Heidi M. Redesigning health care for children with disabilities 9781598572346

Table of Contents:

What are disabilities?
Why focus on children with disabilities?
What are the challenges in delivering health care to children with disabilities?
Inclusion
Contribution
Health
Focusing health care on function
Comprehensive integrated care plans
Family- and person-centered care
Care coordination / with Alexis Hansen
Changing professional education
Research / with Nathan J. Blum
Public policy.