It’s Time To Reconsider How We Define Health: Perspective From Disability and Chronic Conditions June 12 Disability and Health Journal shared article Learn more here. Key Considerations for Developing a Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services) Benefit June 15 Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) paper Learn more here. Investing in Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): The Biden-Harris Administration Caregiving […]
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 15, 2021
Strengthening the LTSS & HCBS Direct Care Workforce: Scaling Up and Sustaining Strategies That Work June 3 Mathematica for CMS webinar materials Learn more here. HHS Launches Hot Line To Improve Access To COVID-19 Vaccines for Persons with Disabilities June 8 ACL announced, ACL and CDC NCBDDD Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) Learn more […]
Week of June 8, 2021
Protecting the Vulnerable: How Public Health Can Better Serve People with Disabilities May 24 ASTHO Experts blog Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: American Rescue Plan Act Funding June 1 Arc webinar slides; NHeLP staff served as the faculty Learn more here. COVID-19 Health Care Flexibilities: Hospital To Home June 2 John A. Hartford Fd […]
Week of May 18, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines and Adults with Disabilities Survey Project – Additional Information May 11 AAHD announced project updates Learn more here. COVID-19 Vaccines for Caregivers and Personal Care Assistants May 12 CDC Fd funded GA Tech Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation webinar materials, to be posted during the week of May 17. Learn more here. […]
Week of May 11, 2021
Building a Medicaid Strategy To Address Health-Related Social Needs May 6 Center for Health Care Strategies environmental scan document Learn more here. Building Strong Community Partnerships To Address Social Needs: Accountable Health Communities April 23 CMS announced case study Learn more here. Medicaid Health Homes: Consideration of Core Quality Measures April 27 CMS-Mathematica project committee […]
Week of May 4, 2021
Building the Capacity of the Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Direct Service Workforce (DSW) April 28 CMS webinar summarizing the CMS December 3 DSW conference Learn more here . Training Approaches for Community Health Workers and Promotores To Support Medi-Cal Members April 29 Center for Health Care Strategies shared California Health Care Foundation report Learn more […]
Week of April 27, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Adults with Disabilities April 21 AAHD announced and web posted COVID-19 Vaccine Survey Project Learn more here. Indicators of Poor Mental Health and Stressors During the COVID-19 Pandemic, By Disability Status: A Cross-Sectional Analysis April 21 Disability and Health Journal article Learn more here. Raising COVID-19 Vaccine Rates in Underserved Populations […]
Week of April 20,2021
Federal Legal Standards Prohibiting Disability Discrimination in COVID-19 April 13 ACL announced OCR guidance document Learn more here. Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and COVID-19 April 2 ICI and NADSP report on nationwide 6 months experience Learn more here. COVID-19 Vaccines and Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) April 15 NADSP and NACDD webinar with link to NADSP […]
Week of April 13, 2021
Creating an Accessible Vaccine Experience for People with Disabilities and Older Adults April 8 ACL supported collaboration effort which includes AAHD Learn more here. State-Level Health Care Expenditures Associated with Disability March 26 CDC NCBDDD shared National Library of Medicine public health report Learn more here. Persons with Co-Occurring ID/DD and Psychiatric Disabilities: Promoting Community […]
Week of April 6, 2021
New Obstacles and Widening Gaps: A Qualitative Study of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on U.S. Adults with Disabilities March 30 Disability and Health Journal article Learn more here. Healthcare and Face Coverings – Reducing Communication Barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients March 31 NIDILRR NARIC shared NW ADA Regional Center fact […]