This feature issue explores health needs of youth with disabilities as they make the transition from child to adult roles. "School Health Services: Supporting Students with Special Health Needs" (Dee K. Bauer) describes the role of the special needs nurse on multidisciplinary teams in Multnomah County (Oregon) schools. Two articles deal with training of health professionals: "Pediatric Residency Program: Providing Training in Transition Issues" (Peter A. Blasco) and "Children with Special Health Care Needs: Advanced Training for Nurses" (Pat Tommet). Other articles include: "Pursuing Healthy Lives: Strategies for the Transition Years" (Deborah Spitalnik and others); "Health Concerns for Teens: A Developmental Perspective" (Peggy Mann Rinehart and Nancy A. Okinow); "Sexuality and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities" (Leslie Walker-Hirsch and Gitta Acton); "Alcohol and Drug Use by Youth with Developmental Disabilities" (Marty Cushing); "The Parent Case Management Program: Empowering Teens and Families" (Marijo McBride); "Six Characteristics of Quality Health Care" (Barbara J. Leonard); "Joining Ethnic Sensitivity with Family-Centered, Community-Based Care" (Peggy Mann Rinehart); "Partners in Policymaking: Training Policy Advocates" (David Hancox); "Health Care Reform: The Impact on Persons with Disabilities" (Anne L. Henry); and "Family Voices: Speaking Out on Health Care Reform" (Polly Arango). A list of print and media resources concludes the issue. (JDD)