NHFV Publications

Families And Friends Speaking on Behalf of Children with Special Health Care Needs

	Welcome to the Publications Page of our web site. The publications that you find here are free for download and sharing with others.
		Maneuvering Through The Maze 2008 Edition - NH resource guide of agencies, organizations and services.
		Plugged In - a 67 page NH resource guide for young people with special health care needs or disabilities.
		Meeting the Need - NHFV Annual Report for 2005-2006.
		Quality Health Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs - Outlines the principles that provide quality health care for children with special health care needs.
		Caring For Your Child in a Spica Cast - This booklet has supportive tips for parents in the care of their child while in a spica cast.
		Tips On Handling Medical Appointments - For families who have children with special medical needs.
		Medical Prescription Tips - Practical tips and questions to ask once a decision is made to prescribe medications.
		Meeting Your Child’s Health Care and Related Needs at School This brochure is to help families plan for their children’s healthcare needs at school and to learn what role public schools have in addressing health-related needs of children with disabilities, chronic illnesses or other conditions.
		Using Children's Literature - To assist in the understanding of a chronic health condition or disability.
		Planning for Medical Emergencies The Purpose of this brochure is to help families think about how to plan for health emergencies or accidents that would affect their children with disabilities, chronic illnesses or other special needs.
		Does Your Child with Special Health Care Needs have a Medical Home? - Learn about this new way of thinking around primary care.
		Parent Participation - When working on a program or project parent participation will bring a new depth and enrichment to the process. This brochure outlines some ways to reach out to parents and the supports they may need to feel valued as full participants.
		Sending Your Child To Camp
		How to Fund Hearing Aids and Assistive Listening Devices Families often encounter barriers to funding for hearing aids or assistive listening devices. NH Family Voices has created this brochure to help with accessing funding sources.
		Speaking Up For Yourself - Self advocacy tips for youths with special health care needs.
		Growing Up: Health CareTransition for Teens with Chronic Conditions, Tips for Parents Health Care Transition is the planned movement of teens/young adults with special health care needs from child-centered to adult-oriented healthcare. This brochure gives the reader food for thought.