Persons with disabilities as an unrecognized health disparity population

• Published in: American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 105 Suppl 2; no. S2; pp. S198 - S206
• Main Authors: Krahn, Gloria L, Walker, Deborah Klein, Correa-De-Araujo, Rosaly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Public Health Association 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US; Chronic illnesses; Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data; Data collection; Diabetes; Disability; Disabled Persons; Down syndrome; Emergency preparedness; Environment; Ethnicity; Evacuations & rescues; Framing Health Matters; Government; Government agencies; Health Behavior; Health care; Health disparities; Health Promotion; Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Medicare; Middle Aged; People with disabilities; Population; Prejudice; Public health; Public Health Administration; Public Health Practice; Quality of life; Race; Social security; Socioeconomic Factors; Transition to Adult Care - organization & administration; Young Adult; United States > US

Disability is an emerging field within public health; people with significant disabilities account for more than 12% of the US population. Disparity status for this group would allow federal and state governments to actively work to reduce inequities. We summarize the evidence and recommend that obs...