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Measuring levels of citizen public health emergency preparedness, Jefferson County, Alabama

McCormick LC, Pevear J 3rd, Xie R. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 May-Jun;19(3):266-73. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e318264ed8c. SOURCE: Department of Health Care Organizations and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. lmccormick@uab.edu CONTEXT: Recent disaster experiences in Alabama have highlighted the state’s public health vulnerabilities to natural […]

Conceptualizing community: a comparison of neighborhood characteristics of supportive housing for persons with psychiatric and developmental disabilities

Irene Wong YL, Stanhope V. School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6214, USA. ylwong@sp2.upenn.edu. Soc Sci Med. 2009 Apr;68(8):1376-87. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.046. Epub 2009 Feb 27. Housing and services for persons with developmental disabilities (DD) have been shaped by the normalization approach, a commitment to full integration within the general community. […]

Pet ownership as a meaningful community occupation for people with serious mental illness

Zimolag U, Krupa T. Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Am J Occup Ther. 2009 Mar-Apr;63(2):126-37. OBJECTIVE: We determined the proportion of pet owners and non-pet owners with serious mental illness, compared their characteristics and their motivations for owning or not owning a pet, and examined the relationship […]

Volunteerism among homeless persons with developmental disabilities

Morton LG 2nd, Cunningham-Williams RM, Gardiner G. School of Social Work, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, USA. LMortoni@emich.edu. J Soc Work Disabil Rehabil. 2010;9(1):12-26. doi: 10.1080/15367100903526070. People with developmental disabilities have been historically excluded from mainstream society. Using the strength-based perspective, volunteerism was explored among homeless persons with self-reported developmental disabilities. It was hypothesized […]

Disparity in disaster preparedness among rheumatoid arthritis patients with various general health, functional, and disability7 conditions

Tomio J, Sato H, Mizumura H. Environ Health Prev Med. 2012 Jul;17(4):322-31. doi: 10.1007/s12199-011-0257-3. Epub 2011 Dec 21. SOURCE: Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. OBJECTIVES: To describe disaster preparedness among chronically ill patients and to examine how differences in health, functional, and disability conditions are associated […]

Public Health Programs

AAHD is involved in initiatives and programs that focus on health promotion and wellness, reducing health disparities, integrating disability into the overall public health agenda for children and adults with disabilities, community inclusion, advocacy, and knowledge translation utilization. Our staff are involved in this work at the national and state level. Disability and Public Health […]

Mississippi: Health & Disability Programs

Posted on March 13, 2012 by AAHD

Mississippi Department of Health’s Children’s Medical Program The Children’s Medical Program provides medical and surgical care to state residents up to 20 years of age with chronic or disabling conditions by organizing care, providing equipment and drugs, and arranging for physical, occupational and other therapies. Services include: pediatric specialty care (outpatient and inpatient), braces and […]

Virgin Islands: Health & Disability Programs

Posted on March 13, 2012 by AAHD

The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Special Education This office offers training, technical assistance, and monitoring activities of special education services provided by public schools and state-operated programs. The office is also responsible for managing the federal dollars for special education programs. Commissioner of Education (340) 774-0100 http://www.usviosep.org/ The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Diabetes […]

Puerto Rico: Health & Disability Programs

Posted on March 13, 2012 by AAHD

Puerto Rico Deaf-Blind Parents Association Thomas Santana Box 6616 Bayamon, PR 00621 (809) 782-4475 (809) 782-8994 http://www.nfb.org/nfb/deaf-blind_resources.asp?SnID=2 Puerto Rico Department of Education’s Special Education Services provided include assistive technology services; adapted sports; The Special Education Advisory Committee, which advises the Secretary of Education on issues related to vision services for children and youth with […]