Got Transition?
Developed by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, Got Transition aims to improve transition from pediatric to adult health care. The Youth and Families section has a number of assessments with guidance that students can use to determine their healthcare readiness. This section can also be translated to Spanish.
Transition Checklists
Developed by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP), Transition Checklist for Parents & Caregivers identifies issues and creates a greater understanding of the skills and abilities that will help children transition into adulthood, starting at age 13, in regards to health care, doctor visits, and medical and health management. The Transition Checklist for Teens provides information about the skills teens need to learn to manage their health when they become adults.
Transition Timelines for Children & Adolescents
The Transition Timeline for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities/Delays and Transition Timeline for Children and Adolescents with Chronic Illness/Physical Disabilites can be used to monitor and assess student progress through parent and child interactions that encourage independence, supports and services to consider, and programs ranging from birth to 22 years of age.
Note: These resources were adapted from the Adolescent Health Transition Project, sponsored by the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program, Washington State Department of Health, and the Clinical Training Unit, University of Washington, 1995. Based on a model developed by Dr. Stephen L. Kinsman, Kennedy Krieger Institute.
What is Health Care Transition?
Available from the Michigan Department of Education, Health Care Transition, or HCT, is the process of getting youth ready for health care as an adult. During childhood, a parent or caregiver will usually help youth with their health and health care needs-calling to set up appointments, filling out forms, and keeping track of medications. As youth get older, managing those needs becomes their own responsibility. Achieving this independence requires an organized transition process for them to gain independent health care skills, prepare for an adult model of care, and transfer to new clinicians.
American College of Physicians Toolkits to Facilitate Health Care Transitions
The American College of Physicians has published disease-specific tools in the Pediatric to Adult Care Transitions Toolkit for young adults in transition to help them successfully achieve optimal self-care. These tools contain a transition readiness assessment for pediatric clinicians, a medical summary and transfer record, and a self-care assessment for adult clinicians.
National Deaf Center for Postsecondary Outcomes: Resources
This section of the NDC website houses collections of resources organized by role of “High School and College Students” vs “Disability Services Professionals” as well as by resource topics including “Transition,” “Access & Accommodations,” “Research & Data,” “Deaf Awareness” and others.
Perkins School for the Blind: Transition Center
Resources housed in the Perkins School for the Blind: Transition Center specifically designed to support students with blindness of visual impairments include categories such as “1:1 Transition Guidance,” “College and Success Readiness,” “Community” and more.
Developing a Portable Medical Summary
Developed by the HIE Help Center, Developing a Portable Medical Summary offers a wealth of information regarding developing a portable medical summary that a person carries with them and provides to all of their medical practitioners. Health care transition planning resources and examples of portable medical summaries are also available.
- Condition-Specific Tools Toolkit
- Developing a Portable Medical Summary
- Download the Transition Checklist for Parents & Caregivers
- Got Transition
- National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes Transition Resources
- Pediatric to Adult Care Transitions Toolkit
- Developing a Portable Medical Summary
- Q & A on Employment of People with Physical Disabilities fact sheets
- Transition Planning for Students who are Deafblind
- Transition Timeline for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities/Delays | Children and Adolescents with Chronic Illness/Physical Disabilities
- What is Health Care Transition