AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined and co-authored a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) peer support workgroup members submission to the House Ways and Means Committee RFI on health disparities, focused on persons with mental illness. Mental Health America (MHA) is a workgroup co-chair and prime author of the statement. On September 26, we […]
We posted on March 21, AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation submission to a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) RFI on health workforce issues. Our comments focused on non-traditional workers – community-based, non-medical credentialed, and a lived-experience framework serving persons with disabilities, aged individuals requiring long-term services and supports (LTSS), persons with […]
AAHD has joined a Mental Health Liaison Group affiliated organizations coalition asking Congress to include a delay in in-person pre-requisite requirements for using telehealth services. The February 17 coalition letter is here: PDF. […]
Available are statements of coalitions AAHD belongs to and sister national organizations we have supported. This merger of summaries focuses on “health,” including Medicaid; “housing;” and assistance to state and local government. Available here are the summaries of: Coalition for Health Funding Association of State and Territorial Health Officials National Association of City and County […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) supporting efforts to strengthen access to telehealth under Medicare, including an emphasis on audio-only devices. The October 5 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
Carli Friedman, PhD, Aleksa L. Owen, MSW PhD Candidate Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 3, p387–393 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.02.008 Background Sexuality is a central dimension of overall health and well-being. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) continue to experience disparities in healthcare, particularly regarding access to sexual health related services. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services […]
Linda Beckman, Ph.D., Staffan Janson, M.D., Ph.D., Laura von Kobyletzki, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Volume 9, Issue 4 Published online: May 18, 2016 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.05.002 Background Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be surrounded by different risk factors. In order to work preventively with decreasing ADHD and ASD […]
Susan M. Havercamp, Ph.D., Haleigh M. Scott, M.A. The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, 1581 Dodd Dr, Columbus, OH 43210, USA DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.11.002 Background People with disabilities experience worse health and poorer access to health care compared to people without disability. Large-scale health surveillance efforts have largely excluded adults with intellectual and developmental disability. This […]
Mary Oschwald, Ph.D., Sandy Leotti, M.S.W., Dora Raymaker, M.S., Marsha Katz, M.S.Ed., Rebecca Goe, M.A., Mark Harviston, B.S., Annie Wallington, Lisa Howard, Leanne Beers, M.S., Christina Nicolaidis, M.D., Susan Robinson-Whelen, Ph.D., Rosemary B. Hughes, Ph.D., Emily Lund, M.A., Laurie E. Powers, Ph.D., the Partnering with People with Disabilities to Address Violence Consortium jThe Partnering with […]
Alberto Coustasse, M.D., Dr.P.H., Sejong Bae, Ph.D., Cody J. Arvidson, Ph.D., Karan P. Singh, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, July 2008 Volume 1, Issue 3, Pages 150–156 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2008.04.005 Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to compare disability and functional limitations among elderly Asian American subgroups using datasets from the National Health Interview Survey 2001−2003. Methods […]