Healthy Foster Care America Welcome Healthy Foster Care America (HFCA) is an initiative of the AAP and its partners to improve the health and well-being outcomes of children and teens in foster care. Moving to Adulthood: A Handout for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Prepare older youth in care with tips for obtaining health records and securing health insurance. National Foster Care Month May is National Foster Care Month Previously in foster care? Sign up for health insurance! Parenting After Trauma handout now available in Spanish! Learn more about this Models of Care Find information on the various models, programs, and projects that are offered to children in the US foster care system. Advocate for children and teens in foster care Help physicians advocate for children and teens in foster care by using a flyer that can be used in newsletters, listserv announcements websites. In Their Own Words Those in and from foster care from across the nation have been making postcards that describe their experiences, what they've learned, their losses, and their victories. Primary Care Tools View and download tools designed to help you care for children and teens in foster care. State Medicaid Provider Directories View state-specific information. Health Insurance for Young Adults Who Used to Be in Foster Care How to sign up for health insurance if you were previously in foster care. MOC PART II The Ohio AAP has developed an MOC Part II self-assessment on foster care. TRANSITIONING YOUTH Course & QI Project on Transitioning You Improve care of transitioning youth with these 11 web-based modules from the Illinois Chapter More > NEW RESOURCES Health Oversight and Coordination Plans: Recommendations and resources from the Division of State Government Affairs More > A Children's Guide to Foster Care Fun activity booklet to help children understand foster care. More > INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES Visit HealthyChildren.org, the official parenting Web site of the AAP, for information for families on foster care. GET INVOLVED Join the Council on Foster Care Adoption and Kinship Care TIP SHEET This new tip sheet is for health professionals looking to make their practice more foster care friendly. Advertising Disclaimer
