Resources for Champaign
Parents and caregivers of children with medical complexity often focus solely on their child’s health and wellbeing. But what happens when the parent/caregiver gets sick? It’s a crucial question that families must consider. Advance preparations...
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides this guidance to help parents decide if their transplanted child or their siblings should return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes recommendations on...
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago put together the “Return to School for Youth with Special Healthcare Needs: Key Questions and Considerations for Families” document to help families decide how their child...
“Educational Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding Special Education in Illinois” is a guide for parents, teachers, administrators and others to learn about the educational rights of children who receive special education and related services due to...
This document from the Illinois Department of Public Health provides guidance to pediatric healthcare providers for evaluating a child’s medical tolerance for use of face coverings in schools and recommendations for evaluating symptomatic individuals.
The Illinois Department of Public Health provides coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel recommendations and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help inform residents of potential risks associated with traveling during the...
The Child Neurology Foundation partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics, medical and educational experts, and families to develop a Back to School Educational Series for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many families are struggling to piece together continuity of care for their children with special health care needs during the pandemic. Easing the Financial Burden on Family Caregivers: Translating 1915(c) Appendix K, an article from...
The Stanford Health Literacy Lab in collaboration with families and providers developed the COVID-19 Preparedness Tool for Families and Caregivers to help families of children with special healthcare needs prepare for the pandemic in a...
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) provides the “Return to School Post-COVID-19 Closure Considerations for Students with Disabilities and Special Healthcare Needs” document to guide school nurses when planning for the return to school...