Transitioning From “Sick Kid” to Community Health Worker: Building Better Bridges to Adult Care

The term “transition to adulthood” is used to describe the process that adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with special health care needs experience as they become adults. This process includes not only the often complex transfer of care from pediatric to adult health care systems, but also dynamic changes in social situations, education, employment, recreation, and more. The National Center for Health Care Transition Improvement (Got...