Downloads, International Adoption Clinic at the University of Minnesota


Pre-adoption Consultation Submission Form (Word) (PDF)


Articles & Reference Some articles may take a moment to download

Seeking Doctors' Advice in Adoptions From Afar (2006) New York Times (www.nytimes.com): Jan. 3, 2006 
May Require Registration to New York Times Online

International Adoption: What Is Fact, What Is Fiction, and What Is the Future? (2005) Pedatr Clin N Am 52: 1221-1246 10.2MB

Education and Internationally Adopted Children: Working Collaboratively With Schools (2005) Pedatr Clin N Am 52: 1445-1461 4.6MB

Malaria Among Refugee Children at Arrival in the United States (2005) Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; 24(5): 450-452

Medical Concerns for International Adoptees: A Guide for Pediatricians and Other Health Care Providers (2005) Report on Intercountry Adoption; 73-77 108KB

International Adoption: Information for Parents and Educators (2004) National Association of School Psychologists; S7-43-47 1.8MB

Adoption and the Effect on Children's Development (2002) Early Human Development; 68 (39-54) 14.7MB  Also at Elsevier Science Journal

Medical and Developmental Sequelae of Early Childhood Institutionalization in Eastern European Adoptees (2000) Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology Vol. 31:4 10.1MB

Long-term Medical Issues in International Adoptees (2000) Pediatr. Ann. Vol 29(4): 234-41 2.8MB

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects: Guidelines for Care of Children with Special Health Care Needs (1999) Minnesota Department of Health 1.1MB

The Risks of Radiation Effects in Children Adopted from Russia (1998) Adoptive Families Jan/Feb 6MB

Medical Issues in International Adoption (1997) Adoptive Families Jan/Feb 6MB

Health of Children Adopted from the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: Comparison with Pre-adoptive Medical Records (1997) JAMA Vol 27B, No. 11 1.7MB 

Medical Evaluation of Internationally Adopted Children (1991) NEJM 325:479-485 9.9MB

Hepatitis B: Interpretation of Laboratory Test Results  Minnesota Department of Health

Does [Head] Size Matter, or Is Bigger Better? 297KB

International Adoption: Implications for Early Intervention 4.2MB

Medical Supervision of Internationally Adopted Children 4MB

Worksheet: Evaluating the Health of the Adopted Child: Helpful Information to Obtain 188KB

Literature Order Form 96KB


Presentations
(Macromedia Breeze)

Assessing the Health Needs of a Child from Afar

Dana Johnson,
M.D., Ph.D.

Bringing the Children Home

Sandra Iverson, M.S.,
R.N., C.P.N.P.

Easing the Transition from Institutional to Family Life

Mary Chesney, C.P.N.P.
Mary Jo Spencer, C.P.N.P.

How Do We Help Our Children Develop and Learn?

Promoting Healthy Attachment

Kay Dole, O.T.R.

Mary Chesney, C.P.N.P.

The Short & Long-term Effects of Early Childhood Deprivation on Health & Development

Dana Johnson,
M.D., Ph.D.

The Short- & Long-term Effects of Early Childhood
Deprivation on Health & Development

Dana Johnson,
M.D., Ph.D.

Promoting Health & Normal Development for
Infants in Orphanages

Dana Johnson,
M.D., Ph.D.


Growth Charts

U.S. Boys & Girls  redirects you to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) web site

Nellhaus Head Circumference (OFC) & Low Birth Weight (LBW, VLBW) Charts  redirects you to the Center for Adoption for Adoption Medicine (adoptmed.org).


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