5080.0 Including people with disabilities in health promotion (Organized jointly by Disabilities Section and Public Health Education and Health Promotion)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
People with disabilities are often more vulnerable to developing preventable secondary conditions, which then further compromises health and well-being. This population, however, remains vastly underserved, and often unserved all together, by programs and activities targeting key health promoting behaviors. Presentations in this session focus on the need for health promotion programs that are inclusive of people with disabilities, providing examples of successful programs and strategies that guide their development.
Session Objectives: 1. Discuss the social justice implications of health promotion programs that are inaccessible to people with disabilities. 2. Describe the barriers to developing health promotion programs that are inclusive to persons with disabilities. 3. Identify ways in which health promotion programs can be modified to become more inclusive.
Moderators:
H. Stephen Kaye, PhD and Marilyn Gardner, PhD

8:30am
Teen Scene Program: Pilot of a community-based health intervention for teens with developmental disabilities
Alicia T. Bazzano, MD, MPH
     
8:45am
An efficacy trial of the Steps to Your Health program for adults with intellectual disability
Suzanne McDermott, PhD
     
9:00am
Development of guidelines for health promotion for people with disabilities: Ideals and reality
Charles E. Drum, JD, PhD and Jana J. Peterson, MPH, PhD
     
9:15am
Including people with disabilities in health promotion programs
Jamie Simpson, MSE
     
9:30am
Collaborative approach to reducing health disparities in individuals with disabilities
Stephen L. Firsing III, MPA, MA, Brian F. Geiger, EdD, FAAHE, Priya Chandan, BS, Marcia O'Neal, PhD and Retta Evans, PhD
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Disability, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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