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FYI ------ Forwarded Message > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 10:49:40 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: REFERENCE POINTS: New Parent Brief > > REFERENCE POINTS: New Parent Brief > > WHAT DOES HEALTH HAVE TO DO WITH TRANSITION? EVERYTHING! > > A new (May 2006) NCSET Parent Brief on Health and Transition, this new brief > provides information on the benefits of and strategies for including health in > the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. It notes that although it > is not common practice to identify health-related needs and goals when > developing a statement of transition services within a student's IEP, lack of > attention to health needs and health management can jeopardize goals for > learning, working, and living safely in the community. Examples of health > needs that could be considered as part of transition planning include good > nutrition practices; proper hygiene practices; the effects of alcohol, > tobacco, and other substances; the importance of exercise; and reproductive > education. To review the Parent Brief, go to > http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=2967 > > "What does Health Have to Do with Transition?" was authored by Ceci Shapland, > RN, MSN, Co-Director, Healthy and Ready to Work National Center. NCSET Parent > Briefs are a collaborative effort of the National Center on Secondary > Education and Transition and PACER Center. Other topics in the series include > preparing for employment, person centered planning, universal design for > learning, and parenting postsecondary students with disabilities. > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > REFERENCE POINTS, transition updates from the TATRA Project, features > resources and information to help parent organizations, advocates and > professionals better serve adolescents and young adults with disabilities, and > their families. It is managed by PACER Center www.pacer.org as a joint > technical assistance activity of the TATRA Project and the National Center on > Secondary Education and Transition www.ncset.org > > Visit our web sites for access to a wealth of additional resources and > information! > > To SUBSCRIBE to REFERENCE POINTS go to > http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/signup.asp > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please go directly to > http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/maildel.asp > > Readers are invited to send information about new resources on secondary > education, transition and vocational rehabilitation topics to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > > The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition is funded by and is > a partner with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education > Programs, cooperative agreement # H326J000005. The TATRA Project is funded by > the Rehabilitation Services Administration. > > Note: There are no copyright restrictions on this document. However, please > credit the source and support of federal funds when copying all or part of > this material. ------ End of Forwarded Message
