A 4-part webinar series co-sponsored by the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). Differences in Health Status for People with Disabilities CDC recognizes the challenges that people with disabilities face in achieving and maintaining good health. This webinar will describe some of the health […]
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A need for more health screening for people with disabilities.
According to the US Census Bureau, there are nearly 50 million Americans who have some type of disability (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). Within this population “persons with disabilities do not receive enough preventive care” and receive little or no health screening for such things as breast cancer, or preventive dental care (U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
Health Screening Recommendations for People With Disabilities
According to the US Census Bureau, there are nearly 50 million Americans who have some type of disability (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). Within this population “persons with disabilities do not receive enough preventive care” and receive little or no health screening for such things as breast cancer, or preventive dental care (U.S. Department of Health […]