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Children with special health care needs Seventeen percent of children in Iowa (127,000) had a special health care need as defined by the FACCT screening instrument. These results are similar to those from a study that found that eighteen percent of children nationally had a special health care need using a different method to identify CSHCN.[7] The five most common chronic conditions reported for these children were asthma (20%), chronic allergies/sinus problems (18%), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (17%), behavioral problems other than ADHD or depression (4%), and depression (4%). Most
CSHCN were able
to find appropriate
care; only parents
of two percent
of the children
were stopped
from getting
care for their
child in the
previous 12
months because
they were not
able to find
a provider with
the skills necessary
to treat their
child. About
one in ten children
with a special
health care
need (12%) had
a care coordinator
to help with
their care.
Only two percent
of CSHCN in
Iowa had a time
in the previous
year when he
or she was not
able to receive
needed help
with organizing
or coordinating
care. 7 Newacheck PW. McManus M. Fox HB. Hung YY. Halfon N. Access to health care for children with special health care needs. Pediatrics. 105(4 Pt 1):760-6, 2000 Apr.
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