What
is a Care Notebook?
A
Care Notebook is an organizing guide
for parents who have children with special health care needs. Families
can use a Care Notebook to keep track of important information about their
child’s health and care.
How can a Care Notebook
help me?
During the course of
caring for your child, you may get information and paperwork from many
different sources. A Care Notebook helps you organize this important
information in a central place and makes it easier for you to find and
share key information with others who are part of your child’s care
team.
Use
your Care Notebook to:
Track
changes in your child’s medications or treatments
List
telephone numbers for health care providers and community organizations
Prepare
for appointments
File
information about your child’s health history
Share
new information with your child’s primary doctor, public
health or school nurse, daycare
staff, and others caring for your child.
Helpful hints for using the
Care Notebook?
Store
the Care Notebook where it is easy to find.
This helps you to find the information and update it depending on a
change in your child’s treatment.
Take
the Care Notebook with you to appointments and hospital visits.
