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Child Health Notes – Using CHNs

Customizing CHNs

Child Health Notes are formatted in Microsoft Word® for easy customization. Content includes topical, informative material and includes resource information, which can be supplemented with additional local resources. Sectionsfor local information are labeled numerically with corresponding CHN instructions

for customization.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the steps for customizing?

1. Choose the CHN topic.
2. Open the CHN topic by clicking on the corresponding Word file.
3. Open the CHN instructions by clicking on Instructions.
4. Within the body of the CHN Word document you will see some numbers. Each of these numbers represents a place for you to type in your own community information. The instructions give you suggestions for the community information to include.

NOTE: Please do not make changes to the content of the topic material, as it has been carefully developed and reviewed by a team of medical and health experts. Please see user agreement.

How much time will it take to customize a CHN?

The amount of time required to customize a Child Health Note will vary. With experience and practice using the CHNs the time needed to complete the actual customization of the CHN document will be minimal, and likely less than one hour. To prepare a customized CHN for your community your will need to allow for time to:

• Choose a pertinent CHN topic
• Identify local resources for the chosen CHN topic
• Modify the CHN document to include your community information

How are the CHNs updated on the website?

CHN topics developed within the past 3-4 years are considered current and accurate CHN topics. CHN topics more than 4 years old are archived but remain accessible to you. It is recommended that you consult with the CHN project coordinator when considering the use of an archived CHN topic. Revisions of the archived CHN content may be needed to assure that information is up-to-date and accurate. All CHN topics are labeled with the with the date of creation or revision.