Tag Archives: health

Webinar: Employment as a Health Determinant for Medicaid Participants with Disabilities

Employment as a Health Determinant for Medicaid Participants with Disabilities Who:  Dr. Jean P. Hall of the University of Kansas Institute on Health & Disability Policy Studies When: Thursday, February 28th, 1:00-2:00 pm EST Description: Working age people with disabilities … Continue reading

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The US Senate is voting today on the UN Disability Treaty

In July of this year, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Today, the Senate is finally scheduled to vote on CRPD. Through the adoption of the Convention, the … Continue reading

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The Evolution of Head Safety Equipment

A revolutionary device that could save lives by alerting family and friends in case of a serious injury is now available. ICEdot, the world’s first “personal crash sensor” is a fourth-generation safety device that pairs helmet and smartphone and uses … Continue reading

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An Apple a Day…

An Apple a Day… Finding snack options can be difficult. So difficult in fact that many people have dismissed the notion from their diet all together. But starvation is not the answer folks! Today’s eateries are overwhelmed with a horde of snack … Continue reading

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Las disparidades en el estado de salud y acceso a la atención en los EE.UU.

Este es el segundo artículo en una serie sobre las disparidades de la salud. En general, la salud de la población estadounidense ha mejorado en los últimos años. Sin embargo, el 17 por ciento de los latinos y 16 por … Continue reading

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Disparities in the Health Status and Access to Care in the US

This is the second post on a series on health disparities. Read the first article. In general, the health of the American population has improved over recent years. However, 17 percent of Latino and 16 percent of African-Americans report they … Continue reading

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Defining Health Disparities

MedlinePlus, a service of the US National Library of Medicine, defines health disparities as the differences that “can affect how frequently a disease affects a group, how many people get sick, or how often the disease causes death.” The National … Continue reading

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Differences in Health Status for People with Disabilities: Review of Webinar on CDC’s Public Health Approach to Disability

On January 24th, 2012 the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) and the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) co-sponsored the third episode in a four-part series of free Webinars on promoting health and preventing disease for … Continue reading

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24 Acorns: Evidence-based strategies to prevent obesity in youth and young adults with disabilities

In the US, obesity remains one of the top health concerns across all age and ethnic groups. This is especially true for youth and young adults with physical and cognitive disabilities. To address this, Dr. James Rimmer and his group … Continue reading

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AHRQ Releases Several Spanish Language Guides. AHRQ libera varias guías en español.

The Spanish-Language version of this blog is at the bottom of this page. La versión en español de este blog esta en la parte inferior de la página. AHRQ has released six new Spanish-language guides that are part of a series that help … Continue reading

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