3333.0 Addressing Health Disparities in Persons with Disabilities

Monday, October 31, 2011: 2:30 PM
Oral
Health of persons with disabilities often lags behind their counterparts without disabilities. Papers in this session will address the health disparities currently existing between persons with and without disability from various aspects.
Session Objectives: Identify at least one area in which health disparities exist between persons with and without disability.
Moderator:
Meg Ann Traci, PhD

2:30 PM
Unintentional Falls and Fall injuries among Massachusetts Adults with Disabilities
Monika Mitra, PhD and Holly Hackman, MD, MPH
     
2:48 PM
Occupational Injuries among U.S. Workers with Disabilities
Weiyan Zhao, MD, PhD, Krista K. Wheeler, MS, Bo Lu, PhD and Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD
     
3:06 PM
Quality of Diabetes Care for Adults with Physical Disabilities
Amanda Reichard, PhD
     
3:24 PM
Availability of obesity data on adolescents with disability in the state health surveillance programs
Kiyoshi Yamaki, PhD, James Rimmer, PhD, Brienne Davis Lowry, MPH, Emilie Buscaj, BA, Natasha Spassiani, MSc, Jessica Madrigal, MS and Leigh Zisko, BA
     

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

Organized by: Disability
Endorsed by: Ethics SPIG, Aging & Public Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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