Add to ORKGIn July 2005, the United States Surgeon General issued a national Call for Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities. This article offers one response. Drawing on the best practices of consumer-driven health programs for people with disabilities, we offer a Disability-Competent Health System model. The model integrates health and social services to maximize opportunities for independent living and person-centered care. This approach is an opportunity for the independent living movement to address health-related issues without subscribing to the medical model
National health care reform must meet the unique health care needs of people with disabilities. Howe...
Chronic diseases and conditions are serious threats to the population's health. Chronic diseases rep...
Disability is not a "health problem"; however some people with disabilities do have increased health...
The lives of people with disabilities are disconcerting, as we do not sit well within the health sys...
People with disabilities often report a poorer health status and more difficulty accessing healthcar...
Health status is critically important to experiencing quality of life, self-sufficiency, and full pa...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017This session of Grand Rounds explored opportunities for optimal quality o...
Health promotion and disease prevention activities tailored to people with disabilities are crucial ...
Health systems are often evaluated using indicators such as maternal mortality, which reflect the he...
Disability affects over 1 billion people and the WHO estimates that over 80% of individuals with dis...
Disability as a health outcome deserves more attention than it has so far received. With people livi...
Acknowledgements: The authors gratefully acknowledge the participants of the consultations for their...
The premise of this article is that, until recently, health promotion for people with disabilities h...
Problem Improving the health and well-being of people with disabilities (PWD) should be included htt...
Much of the research on health care financing for people with disabilities has focused on the Medica...
National health care reform must meet the unique health care needs of people with disabilities. Howe...
Chronic diseases and conditions are serious threats to the population's health. Chronic diseases rep...
Disability is not a "health problem"; however some people with disabilities do have increased health...
The lives of people with disabilities are disconcerting, as we do not sit well within the health sys...
People with disabilities often report a poorer health status and more difficulty accessing healthcar...
Health status is critically important to experiencing quality of life, self-sufficiency, and full pa...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017This session of Grand Rounds explored opportunities for optimal quality o...
Health promotion and disease prevention activities tailored to people with disabilities are crucial ...
Health systems are often evaluated using indicators such as maternal mortality, which reflect the he...
Disability affects over 1 billion people and the WHO estimates that over 80% of individuals with dis...
Disability as a health outcome deserves more attention than it has so far received. With people livi...
Acknowledgements: The authors gratefully acknowledge the participants of the consultations for their...
The premise of this article is that, until recently, health promotion for people with disabilities h...
Problem Improving the health and well-being of people with disabilities (PWD) should be included htt...
Much of the research on health care financing for people with disabilities has focused on the Medica...
National health care reform must meet the unique health care needs of people with disabilities. Howe...
Chronic diseases and conditions are serious threats to the population's health. Chronic diseases rep...
Disability is not a "health problem"; however some people with disabilities do have increased health...