Public Health - Jefferson County, CO

Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs

303-239-7006

Every child is special. All children deserve attention to their health care needs.
Some children have needs that are greater than most.

The Health Care Program for Children and Youth with Special Needs (HCP) provides help to children with special health needs, their families and the service providers who work with them. Professionals and families work together as a team to improve the outcome for children.

Special health care needs can be:

Physical, emotional or behavioral
Conditions that last a lifetime, or end with treatment
Easy to see, or not seen at all

HCP helps the families of children with, or at risk for, such conditions as asthma, autism, cancer, cerebral palsy, cleft palate, cystic fibrosis, developmental disabilities, diabetes, kidney disease, loss of hearing or sight, sickle cell anemia, TBI, and more.

In Colorado, 15% of children (over 225,000 kids), have special health care needs. So, when it comes to children and youth with special health needs, turn to HCP for information, referral, support and connection.

Questions?

If you have questions about whether your child or a child you may know might qualify, please call 303-239-7006.

Location:
JCPH Lakewood Clinic
260 S. Kipling St.
Lakewood
(map)

Program Coordinator:
Carolyn Kwerneland, PHN
ckwernel@jeffco.us

More Information:
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs

Last Modified: Jun 9, 2009 11:56 AM