Adolescent Medicine
Resources & Education
The following resources are available for download or for on-line viewing.
Connect to Protect
- Connect to Protect Program (Including STI card for access to testing and treatment services for sexually transmitted infections and HIV)
Florida Health and Transition Services (FloridaHATS)
- FloridaHATS Web site is a statewide clearinghouse of information and tools about transition from pediatric to adult health care for youth and young adults, families, health care providers and others. Also see information about HillsboroughHATS, a local coalition of advocates and stakeholders
- For more information about FloridaHATS and the health care transition resources listed below, please contact Janet Hess at 813-249-8604 or jhess@health.usf.edu
Hillsborough County Health Care Transition Information & Resource Guide
- Information Guide (English)
- Resource Guide (English)
- Guía de Información y Recursos del Condad de Hillsborough (Spanish)
- Also available in Braille and large print
High School Curriculum: What's Health Got To Do With Transition?
Project Evaluation Report: A Demonstration Model for School-Base Health Care Transition Education
Educating Medical Students About the Care of Patients with Disabilities
For more information please contact: Laurie Woodard. M.D.
Books on Hygiene and Sexuality for Adolescents with Disabilities
- Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality. Author: Terri Couwnhoven
- The Facts of Life.....and More: Sexuality and Intimacy for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Author: Leslie Walker-Hirsch
- I Contact: Sexuality and People with Developmental Disabilities. Author: Dave Hingsburger
AdMed Newsletter - Dr. Edwards' Tips for a Healthier Life!
- Volume 1 - (.doc)
- Volume 2 - (.doc)
- Volume 3 - (.doc)
- Volume 4 - (.doc)
- Volume 5 - (.doc)
- Volume 6 - (.doc)
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