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This parent-run center provides free technical assistance to families having children with special health care
needs and the professionals who serve them by:
Assisting with information about the maze of public and private services for their children and youth having
special challenges.
Offering a listening ear and guidance to possible solutions.
Developing, producing and disseminating educational and resource materials.
Technical assistance and workshops on health care financing and best practices for children with special health
care needs.
The Family Voices Lending Library strives to enhance understanding, encourage friendships, teach tolerance,
and dispel myths and stereotypes.
We provide support to families to have a voice in the design, development, implementation, and monitoring of
health policies and programs for children and families.
We work with professionals and families to improve children's health policies and programs in ways that are
helpful to families.
We document family needs and family stories as a basis for policy planning and service implementation.
The NH Family To Family Health Information and Education Center, a project of NH Family Voices, is funded by a grant from the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
(Project # H84MC09488 ) and The NH Department of Health and Human Services, Title V, Special Medical Services.
needs and the professionals who serve them by:
Assisting with information about the maze of public and private services for their children and youth having
special challenges.
Offering a listening ear and guidance to possible solutions.
Developing, producing and disseminating educational and resource materials.
Technical assistance and workshops on health care financing and best practices for children with special health
care needs.
The Family Voices Lending Library strives to enhance understanding, encourage friendships, teach tolerance,
and dispel myths and stereotypes.
We provide support to families to have a voice in the design, development, implementation, and monitoring of
health policies and programs for children and families.
We work with professionals and families to improve children's health policies and programs in ways that are
helpful to families.
We document family needs and family stories as a basis for policy planning and service implementation.
The NH Family To Family Health Information and Education Center, a project of NH Family Voices, is funded by a grant from the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
(Project # H84MC09488 ) and The NH Department of Health and Human Services, Title V, Special Medical Services.
Beyond the Medical Home: Cultivating Communities of
Support for Children/Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
Beyond the Medical Home: Cultivating Communities of Support for Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, is a project in partnership
with Center for Medical Home Improvement, the NH Bureau of Special Medical Services (Title V, CYSHCN Program), NH Family Voices, and
the NH Chapters of the American Academies of Pediatrics and Family Physicians. NH Family Voices participates as a Family Advisor and
Consumer Consultant member of the team, in designing and implementing Medical Home educational and networking activities for patients,
families, health professionals, and/or others. Through the Medical Home Project NH Family Voices participates as a member of the NH Primary Care Task Force and NH Council
on the Future of the Primary Care Medical Home.
Support for Children/Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
Beyond the Medical Home: Cultivating Communities of Support for Children/Youth with Special Health Care Needs, is a project in partnership
with Center for Medical Home Improvement, the NH Bureau of Special Medical Services (Title V, CYSHCN Program), NH Family Voices, and
the NH Chapters of the American Academies of Pediatrics and Family Physicians. NH Family Voices participates as a Family Advisor and
Consumer Consultant member of the team, in designing and implementing Medical Home educational and networking activities for patients,
families, health professionals, and/or others. Through the Medical Home Project NH Family Voices participates as a member of the NH Primary Care Task Force and NH Council
on the Future of the Primary Care Medical Home.
Improving Access to Care for Children and Youth with Epilepsy
Improving Access to Care for Children and Youth with Epilepsy is a project in partnership with Dartmouth Medical School, Hood Center for
Children and Families. This project is creating a system of care that enhances the capacity of primary care physicians and pediatric
neurologists to co-manage the care of children and youth with seizure disorders. NH Family Voices staff role is to coordinator this project
in supporting identified pediatric practices in their improvement efforts, collect data, draft monthly reports of activities, and mentoring
parent partners on improvement teams.
Improving Access to Care for Children and Youth with Epilepsy is a project in partnership with Dartmouth Medical School, Hood Center for
Children and Families. This project is creating a system of care that enhances the capacity of primary care physicians and pediatric
neurologists to co-manage the care of children and youth with seizure disorders. NH Family Voices staff role is to coordinator this project
in supporting identified pediatric practices in their improvement efforts, collect data, draft monthly reports of activities, and mentoring
parent partners on improvement teams.
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