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Volume 30 Number 1

February 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1	Medical Home: Focus On Nutrition Services in the Community Kate Orville, MPH, Betty Lucas, MPH, RD, CD, Katherine TeKolste, MD What is a medical home? Why should dietetics professionals "connect" with the Medical Home program? A medical home is not a building, but rather the concept of a team approach to providing comprehensive primary health care services in a high-quality and cost-effective manner.
10	Passing the Baton: Nutrition and Transition to Adulthood for Youth with Special Health Care Needs Using Enteral Nutrition Cam Lanier, RD, CD "Transition" is used to describe the process of moving from youth to adulthood in all areas of life including education, employment, finances, home living, community living, recreation and leisure, personal responsibility and health. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) clearly recognizes the importance of supporting transition.
14	Presence and Characteristics of Medical Home and Health Services Utilization Among Children With Asthma Gail M. Kieckhefer, PhD, ARNP, April A. Greek, PhD, Jutta M. Joesch, PhD, Hyoshin Kim, PhD, Nazli Baydar, PhD The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and others recommend that each child have a health/medical home, that is, a single provider of accessible, continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective health care (1-3).
18	Excellence in Practice Award for Community Dietetics Staff Betty Lucas, MPH, RD, CD is a leader in maternal and child nutrition. During her career she has demonstrated exceptional performance in community dietetics.

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FOR THIS ISSUE:

EDITOR

Cristine M. Trahms , MS, RD, FADA

Center on Human Development and Disability
Box 357920,
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195

Co-EDITOR

Paula M. Charuhas, MS, RD, FADA, CNSD

3716 NE 75th #304C
Seattle, WA 98115

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