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Family-to-Family Health Information Center
The MA Family-to-Family Health Information Center, a project of Mass Family Voices, is funded under Grant Award #H84MC08005 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs. This parent-run center provides free technical assistance to families with children and youth with special health needs, and others. Contact us for information about:
  • Masshealth and other health care financing options
  • Health care services and supports for children and youth with special health needs and their families
  • Information about collaborating with others to address barriers to health care
  • Participating in opportunities to improve systems of care for children and youth with special health care needs
Learn more about the MA F2F HIC.

Massachusetts Family Voices
Mass Family Voices @ Federation for Children with Special Needs is a parent-run, state chapter of Family Voices, a national grassroots network of families, friends and professional partners brought together by a common concern for children and youth with special health care needs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's Happening

heart graphicSAVE THE DATE: JOINING VOICES CONFERENCE

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center
222 Maple Avenue
Shrewsbury, MA 01545

For directions, visit Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center.

This is a free day of learning and networking for families with children and youth with special healthcare needs (including mental, behavioral, emotional needs) Check back often for updates, the conference brochure and registration information.

heart graphicPublic Service Announcement for the MA Family-to-Family Health Information Center

Think your family is overincome for Medicaid, but have a family member with a special healthcare need or disability? Listen to the following PSA MP3 File and call 1-800-331-0688, ext. 210 for FREE, individualized assistance in understanding your family's eligibility and application for MassHealth - the Massachusetts Medicaid Programs - even if you have private health insurance.

heart graphicFamily Centered Care Self-Assessment Tools

Family-centered care is one component of the Medical Home. It addresses the partnership between the family and health provider that is so essential to ensuring quality healthcare for a child, while at the same time supporting the family's needs for information, as well as connections to services and supports. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) states: Family-centered care assures the health and well-being of children and their families through a respectful family-professional partnership. It honors the strengths, cultures, traditions, and expertise that everyone brings to this relationship. Family-centered care is the standard of practice that results in high quality services.

Family Voices, with funding from the MCHB, has developed a Family-Centered Care Self-Assessment tool. These materials were designed to assist both families' and primary health care settings' awareness about the implementation of family-centered care. The provider version of the tool provides an organized way for outpatient care staff to identify what they do well, and create a plan to address areas that need improvement.

Download the Family-Centered Care Tool Users Guide at Family Centered Care Tool User's Guide.

Download the Provider Version of the Family-Centered Care Self-Assessment Tool at Provider Version of FCC Tool.

The goal of the family version of the tool is to help families understand their role as a partner in their child's health care, and their role in helping to develop practices and policies in the healthcare setting.

Download the Family Version of the Family-Centered Care Self-Assessment Tool at Family Version of FCC Tool.

heart graphicResource Alert

Newspapers, radio and other media are full of updates about H1N1 or Swine flu. Learn more about this flu, and tips for keeping your family healthy at theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.

heart graphicHealth & Wellness

Healthy Eating Ever wonder how fast food restaurant portion sizes differ from the recommended daily amount of food your children and family should be eating? Check out the National Institute of Health's Portion Distortion Quizzes.


 

Resource Highlight

heart graphic The Massachusetts Family-to-Family Health Information Center has a new brochure MassHealth: Eligibility & Application for Children, birth - 18 years . This informational brochure for families raising children and youth with special healthcare needs, provides an overview of the MassHealth programs for children with special healthcare needs, as well as the eligibility criteria and application process. Download a copy at here.
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