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National Public Radio. 2013. Playgrounds for everyone. Washington, DC: National Public Radio, 1 v.

Annotation: This resource is a community-edited guide to accessible playgrounds. Contents include a searchable database containing 2,505 playgrounds in 48 states and the District of Columbia and 996 cities.

Contact: National Public Radio, 1111 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002, Web Site: http://www.npr.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Accessible facilities, Mobile applications, Physical activity, Playgrounds

Massachusetts Consortium for Children with Special Health Care Needs, Care Coordination Work Group. 2005. Care coordination: Definitions and principles (rev. ed.). Boston, MA: Care Coordination Work Group, Massachusetts Consortium for Children with Special Health Care Needs, 3 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet presents definitions and principles associated with care coordination for children and youth with special health care needs and their families. The fact sheet offers a definition of care coordination; presents several principles of care coordination, including accessibility, individualization, and aligning with the family; discusses outcomes of care coordination; and presents the stages of the care coordination process and associated activities.

Contact: New England SERVE, 101 Tremont Street, Suite 812, Boston, MA 02108, Telephone: (617) 574-9493 Fax: (617) 574-9608 Available from the website.

Keywords: Accessible facilities, Adolescents with special health care needs, Children with special health care needs, Families, Guidelines, Program coordination, Service coordination

Pathfinder and School Nurse Organization of Minnesota. 1986. Managing the student with a chronic health condition: A practical guide for school personnel. St. Paul, MN: Pathfinder, ca. 250 pp.

Annotation: This manual is intended for school personnel who work with students with chronic health conditions or physical disabilities. The manual has six main sections. Part one describes the role the school plays in planning services for students with chronic health conditions or physical disabilities. Part two provides information about asthma, diabetes, and epilepsy. Part three contains instructions for daily care procedures, focusing on hand washing, medication, and feeding through a gastrostomy tube. Part four provides a framework for dealing with mobility problems and students with physical limitations. Part five includes instructions on how to use orthoses and prostheses. Part six offers guidelines for school personnel in health-related emergencies. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Accessible facilities, Adolescents with special health care needs, Asthma, Children with special health care needs, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Diabetes insipidus, Diabetes mellitus, Emergencies, Epilepsy, Gastrostomy, Manuals, Orthopedic devices, Planning, Prostheses, School health services, School personnel, Self care, Students