Child Health Specialty Clinics
Child Health Specialty Clinics (CHSC) is part of the University of Iowa Division of Child and Community Health and the Stead Department of Pediatrics.
For all requests:
1-563-344-2250
- For all other requests:
- 1-888-573-5437
CHSC provides gap-filling clinical care, health assessments, care coordination, and family to family support for Iowa's Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and their families.
CHSC Programs and Services
Clinical Services and Telehealth
Gap-filling direct services are provided to families through CHSC’s Regional Centers and satellite locations.
ARNPs provide developmental and behavioral screenings and assessments, mental health care, medication management, and other clinical supports.
CHSC also provides access to pediatric specialists through telehealth.
ARNPs provide developmental and behavioral screenings and assessments, mental health care, medication management, and other clinical supports.
CHSC also provides access to pediatric specialists through telehealth.
CHSC Family Navigators are staff members who are also the parent or primary caregiver of a child with special health care needs.
They work with families to provide emotional support, systems navigation, and connections to community resources.
They work with families to provide emotional support, systems navigation, and connections to community resources.
Need Support? To contact a Family Navigator:
Regional Autism Assistance Program
The Iowa Regional Autism Assistance Program (RAP) provides community-based clinical consultation, multidisciplinary care planning recommendations, and family to family support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families.
RAP team members use standardized tools to identify children at risk for ASD and help families find diagnostic services and community-based supports. RAP also provides technical assistance and training on evidence-based screening and assessment tools to medical home early intervention community providers.