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Session: Disability and Health
5101.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Disability and Health
Learning Objectives: 1. Understand issues associated with measurement of health among people with disabilities. 2. Discuss ways to improve health and reduce secondary conditions among people with disabilites.
Moderator(s):Willi Horner-Johnson, PhD
12:30 PMHealth Disparities in Caregiving for Individuals with Disabilities  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ronda Talley, PhD, MPH, John E. Crews, DPA, Elena Andresen, PhD, Britta Neugaard
12:50 PMObesity and chronic diseases among adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities living in New York City
Nancy Sohler, PhD, MPH, Joel M. Levy, DWS, Erica Lubetkin, MD, MPH, Christine Soghomonian, MA, Shelly Botuck, PhD
1:10 PMAssessing the Assessment: How do Health Status Instruments Measure Up for People with Disabilities?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Trevor Hall, PhD, Gloria L. Krahn, PhD, MPH, Willi Horner-Johnson, PhD, Laura A. Hammond, MPH, CHES
1:30 PMOutcomes of five community-based health promotion programs across the U.S. for athletes with intellectual disabilities  [ Recorded presentation ]
Tamar Heller, PhD, Beth Marks, RN, PhD, Courtney Pastorfield, Jasmina Sisirak, MPH, Kueifang (Kelly) Hsieh, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Disability Forum
Endorsed by:Gerontological Health
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA