3028.0 Access to health services

Monday, October 29, 2012: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
Although barriers to health and health care for the general population are well documented and heightened national awareness of these obstacles has spurred numerous proposals for health care reform, such barriers for Americans with disabilities have not been well documented. The presenters of this session report that people with disabilities experience unique problems in gaining access to appropriate health care, including health promotion and disease prevention services.
Session Objectives: Identify barriers that hinder health service access for persons with disabilities.
Organizer:
Kiyoshi Yamaki, PhD
Moderator:
Catherine Graham, MEBME

8:30am
Welcoming Remarks
8:35am
Gross inadequacies in receipt of physical exams and cervical and breast cancer screening by women with intellectual disabilities
Susan Parish, MSW, PhD
8:53am
Recipt of USPSTF Preventive Services among Adults with and without Disabilities
Nancy A. Miller, PhD, Adele Kirk, PhD, Lukas Glos and Brandy Alston
     
9:11am
Access barriers to primary care for people with mobility disabilities: A mixed methods study of health care administrators
Jennifer Pharr, PhD
     
9:29am
Access to Rural Health Clinics and Community Health Centers for Persons with Disabilities
Meg Ann Traci, PhD and Helen Russette, Undergraduate
        
9:47am
Discussion

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

Organized by: Disability
Endorsed by: 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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