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Current CHN Topics

Tools and Resources for Office Practice

• Adolescent Health History Summary
• Care Organizing Tools for Families
• Critical Elements of Care Documents for Children with Special Health Care Need
• Decision Tree: Child with Special Needs Referral Process
• Fathers Network
• Head Start and Related Programs
• Medical Home
• Palliative Care for Children
• Parent to Parent
• SSI Benefits for Infants and Children with a Disability
• Washington State Medical Home Website
• NEW! Well-Child Care for CSHCN
• WithinReach (formerly Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies) and CHILD Profile

Screening and Anticipatory Guidance

• Adolescent Immunizations
• Car Seats for Low Birth Weight Infants
• Developmental Surveillance in Primary Care
• Early Brain Development
• Early Hearing-Loss Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention
• Health Supervision for Children in Foster Care
• Hearing Loss in Early Childhood
• Maternal Depression
• Newborn Screening
• Oral Health for Children - Early Childhood Caries
• Oral Health Tips for Parents
• Red Flags in Motor Development
• Red Flags in Speech and Language Development
• The 2000 CDC Growth Charts
• Vision Screening for Infants and Toddlers
• Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Transition to Adulthood

Special Health Conditions: Early Identification and Diagnosis

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD
• Assessment of Tall Stature: When to Consider Marfan Syndrome
• Asthma in Early Childhood
• NEW! Autism Spectrum Disorders: Early Identification
• Cerebral Palsy
• Down Syndrome
• NEW! Epilepsy: Care Coordination for Children and Youth
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Gastroesophageal Reflux
• Growth Failure in Early Childhood
• Overweight in Special Needs Children
• Tube Feedings: Managing the Nutrition Issues
• Velo - Cardio - Facial Syndrome

This list will be updated as additional topics are developed. Recommendations for new topics are welcome. Please share your ideas for new CHN topics with Sue Wendel.

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Upcoming CHN Topics

Please share your ideas for new CHN topics with Sue Wendel.

Physician Letter Sample

Download a sample letter to introduce physicians to the CHN concept. Send a letter with the first issue of CHNs from your community.

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