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A LION IN THE HOUSE
An unprecedented look at the cancer journeys of five young people and their families over a six-year period
Coming to Independent Lens on PBS June 21 and 22, 2006.
Award-winning filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert bring audiences face to face with the uncertainty of the entire cancer experience and its rippling effects on family, community and professional caregivers. At the core of A LION IN THE HOUSE is the resilience, courage and wisdom of five extraordinary young people.
Largely unseen, extraordinarily poignant, these are stories marked by tragedy and pain, transfigured by heroism and heart. “We were constantly reminded of the Isak Dinesen line ‘You know you are truly alive when you are living among Lions,’” said Bognar. Read more about this series >>
CDC Survivor Alert Campaign
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is supporting outreach for A LION IN THE HOUSE with an initiative to raise awareness about the challenges facing young adult survivors of cancer. Immediately following the broadcast of A LION IN THE HOUSE, special events for survivors, their friends and families will be hosted in up to 30 cities across the country. Read more about survivorship issues and resources >>
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The Discussion Guide and Facts and Resources documents are available for download at the
LION IN THE HOUSE Community Engagement Campaign Web site.
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The AAP and the National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for CSHCN are National Partners in the Lion in the House Community Engagement Campaign
ITVS and the Lance Armstrong Foundation have awarded outreach grants to ten public television stations working with local partners on the A LION IN THE HOUSE Community Engagement Campaign. Each station received an outreach grant in the amount of $10,000. The campaign focuses on 3 key areas: Cancer Health Disparities, Survivorship, and End of Life and Bereavement. The AAP encourages grantees and other related programs focusing on these vital issues, to partner with AAP Chapters and to connect with the National Center of Medical Home Initiatives. A tool kit on how to partner with Chapters is now available. Read more about the campaign >>
The AAP is committed to ensuring that children with special needs — such as those struggling with cancer and other health disparities — have access to a medical home where services are accessible, family-centered, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally-competent. To learn more about AAP efforts and information in this important area of child health and well-being, please review the content below. |
Information on Health Disparities
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Information for Families
Information for Providers
- Eileen M. Ouellette, M.D., J.D., FAAP. AAP working to change health disparities to health equity. AAP News Vol. 26 No. 12 December 2005, p. 6
- Francis E. Rushton, Jr., M.D., FAAP. Family support, expanded access aim to reduce health disparities. AAP News Vol. 26 No. 4 April 2005, p. 30
- AAP Committee on Pediatric Workforce. Diverse pediatric workforce needed to reduce health disparities. AAP News Vol. 26 No. 10 October 2005, p. 53
- AAP Committee on Pediatric Workforce. Ensuring Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Implication for Education and Health Policy. Pediatrics 2004:114(6) 1677-1685
- MCH Knowledge Path on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health (September 2005)
This knowledge path has been compiled by the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Library at Georgetown University. It presents a selection of current, high-quality resources about identifying and eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health. The path is aimed at health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, researchers, and families, and it will be updated periodically.
- Additional Information
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Information on Caring for Children with Cancer
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Information for Families
Information for Providers
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Information on Transition to Adult Care
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Information for Youth/Families
- Medical Home Tools for Youth/Families on Transitioning to Adult Care
Information for Providers
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Information on Palliative Care and the Medical Home
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Information for Youth/Families
- A NEW WAY…A BETTER
WAY. The Medical Home Partnership: Building a Home Base
for Your Child with Special Health Care Needs: Brochure
This large-format brochure was developed by New England
SERVE for families in Massachusetts. It defines the Medical
Home Partnership and provides a checklist for families
to use in choosing a new physician for their child, or
as a way to start a conversation with their child's doctor
about Medical Home. The back page provides resources for
building medical home partnerships in Massachusetts. If
you are interested in replicating this brochure with specific
information for your state or community, please contact
Alexa Halberg at ahalberg@neserve.org or by phone: 617/574-9493.
- Web Based Educational Medical Home Resource for Families - "
What Families Need to Know about a Medical Home"
Explains the Medical Home Model for families and children
with special health care needs. It explains the family-professional
partnership and how it relates to accessing quality health
care. The primer goes on to explain how families can become
proactively involved in Quality Improvement Teams in their
primary care provider's practice. There are links to the
AAP web site describing what others states are doing to
promote Medical Home, a downloadable Parent-Partner Guide,
Power Point presentations, and information about the Illinois
Title V CSHCN Program. Developed by the Illinois Medical
Home Team.
Information for Providers
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Additional Resources (External Links)
Last Updated
May 24, 2006
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