Persons with disabilities as an unrecognized health disparity population

G.L. Krahn, D.K. Walker and R. Correa-De-Araujo

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, S198-S206

Abstract: Disability is an emerging field within public health; people with significant disabilities account formore 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 observed differences are sufficient to meet the criteria for health disparities: populationlevel differences in health outcomes that are related to a history of wide-ranging disadvantages, which are avoidable and not primarily caused by the underlying disability. We recommend future research and policy directions to address health inequities for individuals with disabilities; these include improved access to health care and human services, increased data to support decision-making, strengthened health and human services workforce capacity, explicit inclusion of disability in public health programs, and increased emergency preparedness.

Keywords: adolescent; adult; aged; crime victim; disabled person; environment; health behavior; health care delivery; health disparity; human; middle aged; organization and management; prejudice; public health service; socioeconomics; statistics and numerical data; transition to adult care; very elderly; young adult, Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Crime Victims; Disabled Persons; Environment; Health Behavior; Health Services Accessibility; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Middle Aged; Prejudice; Public Health Administration; Socioeconomic Factors; Transition to Adult Care; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302182

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