Innovative Approaches

What is Innovative Approaches?

Innovative Approaches (IA) is a three-year North Carolina grant funded initiative that works to improve healthcare systems for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and their families. Charlotte Community Health Clinic is proud to serve as a partner site for Innovative Approaches 2.0, bringing this work to families across Mecklenburg County. The initiative is supported by the NC Division of Child and Family Well-Being, Whole Child Health Section.
At CCHC, we are working to improve the healthcare transition for YCSHCN. The health care transition is the process of youth gaining responsibility for their own health and moving from pediatric to adult care. This transition typically begins between the ages of 12 and 14 and is completed between the ages of 18 to 21.Our goals are to help youth and families to move smoothly from pediatric to adult care, ensuring that no one falls through the cracks.
To assist YCSHCNs with the healthcare transition, we are building community partnerships and using a family driven systems change approach, prioritizing the voices of teens and parents. In Year 1 we conducted needs assessments for parents and youth to identify barriers to the healthcare transition, connected families to medical homes and community resources, worked alongside other providers and community organizations to build systems of care across Mecklenburg County, and more.

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