Aging with Disabilities in America June 23 Hartford Foundation shared Next Avenue special report Improving Behavioral Health Care for Older Americans: If Not Now, When? June 8 Health Affairs paper Building a National Public Health System June 21 Commonwealth Fund report released at Bipartisan Policy Center briefing What Would a National Public Health System Look […]
Category: Disability & Public Health News
Welcome to AAHD’s weekly electronic update, “Disability and Public Health News.” Each Tuesday, AAHD will provide an overview of the prior week’s media coverage on topics related to disability and public health. Our goal is to keep our colleagues and friends informed of disability and public health topics in the media at the local, state and national level. It is our intent that this weekly information will support you in your work. Please send us your comments to contact@aahd.us and feel free to share the weekly updates with your colleagues.
Week of June 14, 2022
Long COVID Could Change How We Think About Disability June 7 Washington Post front page article Diversity of Disability Pathways for Middle-Aged Adults: Implications for Services and Supports June 8 NIDILRR NARIC shared CEDAR-Midwest infographic Disability and the Digital Divide June 10 DOL ODEP shared paper Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integrated Care […]
Week of June 7, 2022
Barriers To Access and Utilization of Care Persist for Individuals with Disabilities in Rural and Urban Settings May 31 NIDILRR funded, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab HCBS RRTC blog Rural Seniors and People with Disabilities Face Challenges Accessing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) May 31 NIDILRR funded, Shirley Ryan Lab HCBS RRTC blog People with Disabilities […]
Week of May 24, 2022
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), COVID-19 Indicators, and Marginalized Communities May 2 Cambridge University Press Core research review article; abstract only Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Medicaid Coverage and Payment May 17 HRSA shared NACHC resource Addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): The ROI Calculator for Partnerships May 19 Playbook Better Care for People with […]
Week of May 17, 2022
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities: NIDILRR Research May 5 ACL shared, May 11 NIDILRR NARIC shared, ACL April research summary Preparing Our Public Health Data Systems for the Future April 22 NACCHO shared April 22 Data Elemental To Health Campaign Congressional briefing video Public Health’s Use of Digital Tools During […]
Week of May 10, 2022
White House Recommendations For Advancing Use of Equitable Data – Includes Disability Status April 22 White House announcement and recommendations report. Disability status is discussed in the report, pages 2, 6, and 7. Chronic health conditions and mental health status are discussed page 6. Foundations of Population Health: Training for Public Health Professionals May 3 […]
Week of May 3, 2022
The Evolution of Disability Language: Choosing Terms To Describe Disability April 13 Disability and Health Journal pre-proof article 2022 County Health Rankings National Findings Report April 27 RWJ Fd supported 2022 County Health Rankings report and materials Building Capacity for Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Preparedness Planning and Response April 28 CDC NCBDDD announced […]
Week of April 26, 2022
Reimagining Primary Health Care for Individuals with Disabilities April 14 ACL and University of Michigan RRTC webinar slides Optimizing Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities April 12 National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs webinar recording Behavioral Health and Medicaid Policy Briefs – State Medicaid Directors March 22 National Association of Medicaid […]
Week of April 12, 2022
White House Announces Plan To Prevent, Detect, and Treat Long COVID April 5 White House announced fact sheet Preparing for Medicaid Changes When The Public Health Emergency Expires April 5 ACL fact sheet Caring for Those with Complex Needs: An Updated Policy Roadmap (and Focus on Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid) March 31 […]
Week of April 5, 2022
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Waiting Lists Excerpts from last week AAHD news – The Case for Inclusion: Blazing Trails To Sustainability for Community Disability Services; March ANCOR and UCP annual inclusion report Understanding and Addressing Unmet Needs in HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services) Through the Lens of Person-Centered Practices March 31 ACL funded, NCAPPS webinar slides […]