Agency California Commission on Aging Street Address 1300 National Drive, Suite 173 Sacramento, CA 95834 Phone (916) 419-7591 URL http://www.ccoa.ca.gov/ Agency California Council on Developmental Disabilities Street Address 1507 21st Street, Suite 210 Sacramento, CA 95811 Phone (916) 322-8481 Toll-free (866) 802-0514 URL http://www.scdd.ca.gov/ Agency California Department of Aging Street Address 1300 […]
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Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Visit This Site Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities Visit This Site Bureau of Primary Health Care Visit This Site CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) Visit This Site Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD) Visit This Site Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Visit […]
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All people, including people with disabilities, are entitled to access to all facilities and services. Over 54 million Americans have been identified as having a disability. People with disabilities represent a large and growing sector of the population, and almost everyone experiences a disability as he or she ages. People with disabilities are still sometimes […]
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In 2009 — on the 10-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Olmstead v. L.C. — President Obama proclaimed 2009 the “Year of Community Living.” The landmark Supreme Court ruling supported community living options for people with disabilities. Shortly after Obama’s proclamation, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced an initiative to make it easier for older people, younger […]
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Agency Alabama Department of Education Street Address 50 North Ripley Street P.O. Box 302101 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone (334) 242-9700 URL http://www.alsde.edu/html/home.asp Agency Alabama Department of Homeland Security Street Address P.O. Box 304115 Montgomery, AL 36130-4115 Phone (334) 353-3050 URL http://www.homelandsecurity.alabama.gov/ Agency Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation’s […]
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The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has prepared the following information as a timely quick resource to websites and resources on H1N1, seasonal flu, vaccines, antivirals and diagnostics. This page will be updated and modified on a regular basis on our website. Please feel free to circulate and contact AAHD at contact@aahd.us to add additional resources. Please check […]
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There is evidence that the mentally ill population has less access to tobacco treatment services than the general population. One model for systems change is to target consumers directly to boost the demand for tobacco cessation services. One way of doing so is to involve persons with mental illness in talking with peers with mental […]
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