Reiss, John
Profile Information
- Full Titles
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
- Title
- Associate Professor, Institute for Child Health Policy
- Phone
- 352.265.0111 x86288
- Email Address
- jgr@ichp.ufl.edu
- Fax
- 352.265.7221
- Address
Institute for Child Health Policy
University of Florida
1329 SW 16th St., Room 5130
Gainesville, FL 32608- Education
AB, Psychology, Oberlin College
MA, Psychology, Wesleyan University
PhD, Counseling Psychology, University of Florida- Professional Bio
Dr. Reiss, who is a Counseling Psychologist by training, has focused much of his time and effort on facilitating collaborative action among public and private sector organizations at the federal, regional, and state and between families and professionals to improve the organization, financing and delivery of health care for children and youth with special health care needs (CSHCN); and to promote full partnership with families
From 1993 – 2003 he directed a series of Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)-funded projects which provided training and technical assistance to Title V CSHCN Program staff and other key stakeholders through a yearly CSHCN Leadership Training Institutes, Tri-Regional Meetings, e-mail listservs, and web-based, video and print materials.
In 1998, Dr. Reiss began his work on the issue of health care transition (HCT) as part of the federally funded Center for Policy and Program Partnerships. The mission of this Center was, in part, to support implementation of MCHB national "Healthy and Ready to Work" transition initiative. Currently, Dr. Reiss is the PI for two health care transition projects: a five-year National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) funded research and training project on the transition of youth with special health needs from child-centered (pediatric) to adult-oriented health care; a three year contract from the Florida Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Program to develop a Web-based Health Care Transition training curriculum for CMS nurses and assess current health care transition practices in the state. He also was PI on a contract from the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council to develop the web-based HCT training program for families and youth, which was completed in September, 2005. Through the NIDRR grant, Dr. Reiss also moderates a special interest e-mail discussion group, which has more than 2000 members, internationally.
