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Last Updated:
01/15/09 09:47:30 AM
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Community Projects |
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October 2006 Governor's
Proclamation for
Children with Special Health Care
Needs Month |
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The Real Choice Systems
Change Project is working to ensure and sustain a
coordinated, family-focused, community-integrated system of
care for all of Nevada's Children with Special Health Care
Needs (ages 0-22 years). |
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About the Real
Choice Systems Change Grant |
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The Real Choice Systems Change project
is funded by a grant from the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
and focuses on improving access to and coordination of care
for all Children with Special Health Care Needs, from birth
to 22 years of age. The program is working with other State
agencies like Medicaid, Welfare, the Office of Disability
Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Early Intervention
Services, along with health care providers, advocates,
educators and, most importantly, families and youth with
special health care needs to assess and improve the current
system of care.
Focus areas include family inclusion,
a more easily organized system of care, enhanced supports
for a successful transition to adult life, and media
outreach. The project also supports the
Nevada Advisory
Council for Children with Special Health Care Needs.
This permanent 13-member council’s membership consists of
parents, providers, educators, and advocates. The Advisory
Council serves to oversee project activities, as well as
providing a forum for the needs and interests of Nevada’s
Children with Special Health Care Needs. |
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State of Nevada
Children With Special Health Care Needs Comprehensive Needs
Assessment |
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The Nevada
Needs Assessment on Children with Special Needs is
complete! Please visit the
Needs Assessment
page to attain a copy. |
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Media
Campaign |
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The Real
Choice program will be conducting various
media campaigns
to increase awareness of the various programs and activities
that are available to families and their children with
special health care needs. The campaigns will utilize a mix
of radio and television ads in the form of public service
announcements. As these announcements are aired more
information will be provided on the
media website. |
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Demonstration Projects |
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Another
major goal of the Real Choice program is to establish
demonstration projects to address the different concerns
that have been introduced through the needs assessment.
With the guidance of the
Advisory Council on
Children With Special Health Care Needs,
the demonstration projects will be designed to address the
different areas of need identified by the needs assessment
for CSHCN. The demonstration projects focused on a rural,
northern urban, and southern urban region |
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Contact Information |
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Children with
Special Health Care Needs Director
Bureau of
Child, Family, and Community Wellness
4150 Technology
Way, Suite 101
Phone: (775) 684-4285
Assisting
children with special health care needs and their families
through a variety of health and support services.
Children
With Special Health Care Needs
4150 Technology Way, Suite 101
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Phone:
(775) 684-4285
Fax:
775-684-4245 |
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