Welcome to the National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home, a national technical assistance center focused on improving the health and well-being of, and strengthening the system of services for, children and youth with special health care needs and their families by enhancing the patient/family-centered medical home.


A medical home is an approach to providing comprehensive primary care that facilitates partnerships between patients, clinicians, medical staff, and families. A medical home extends beyond the four walls of a clinical practice. It includes specialty care, educational services, family support and more.


Professional Resources

For Families and Caregivers

Discover information that will assist families in successfully partnering with their child’s medical home.

Tools and Resources for Medical Home Implementation

Practical tools and resources to assist families, practices and others with pediatric medical home implementation and related efforts to enhance collaboration between professionals and families.​

Health Equity in the Medical Home

Tools and resources to support pediatricians, health professionals and families in increasing equity for children and youth with special health care needs.

Promising Practices

Learn about programs implemented to enhance the delivery of primary care services to children and youth.

The National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home

What is Medical Home?

A definition of the medical home model, a history of the medical home and resources to help explain the medical home care model.

Why is Medical Home Important?

A summary of the major evidence supporting the pediatric medical home approach to care.

"Every child and youth deserves a medical home."

Calvin CJ Sia, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician
Honolulu, HI


The National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4,100,000 with no funding from nongovernmental sources. The information or content are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.