‘Health Care’ Articles
A New Tool to Help Families Keep Children Healthy
The University of Hawaii-Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Hawaii Initiative for Childhood Obesity Research and Education, and several local health care organizations have launched a campaign called the “Hawaii 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go Initiative” to tackle childhood obesity.
Collaborative Approaches to Identifying and Serving Substance Exposed Newborns
In this webcast, hosted by the National AIA Resource Center, representatives from four federally funded demonstration projects share their experiences developing policies and procedures to meet the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) mandates related to substance exposed newborns (SEN).
Comprehensive Health Assessment
The CARE Program provides a comprehensive health assessment for foster children if requested. Every child entering foster care is required to have two types of physical examinations:
EPSDT Health Assessment
Every child in foster care who is under DHS foster custody qualifies for the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program.
Foster Children Qualify for WIC Services
Foster children under 5 are automatically income eligible to receive WIC benefits! WIC stands for the Women, Infants & Children free health and food program.
H-KISS Services for Children Ages 0-5
H-KISS offers a way to get needed services like speech therapy and physical therapy at no cost to your family. It is also a link to other parents and services such as child care, family support, respite, and community services.
List of Public Health Nurses
Public Health Nurses provide Care Coordination Services to infants and toddlers for Early Intervention Services and often become a strong support for resource caregivers, formerly referred to as foster parents, caring for infants and toddlers with medical conditions.
Mental Health Needs of Children Who Have Been in Foster Care Explored
The winter 2012 newsletter of the Children, Youth, and Families Office of the American Psychological Association includes several articles about the mental health needs of children and youth who have experienced foster care, including challenges faced by adoptive families and the mental health services they have used. Follow link for more information.
Mothers Speak Out
Three Hawai`i adoptive mothers of children with FASD shared their personal stories to bring awareness to Hawaii about issues related to FASD in Hawai`i.
Parent Package about Adolescents
The Parent Package is designed to help physicians share important information about adolescence with parents. The Parent Package addresses 15 adolescent topics. Each topic contains up-to-date facts, parenting tips, and other resources to help parents guide their teenagers to become healthy, responsible, young adults.
