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Determinants of Health For People Who Are Paralyzed

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

Heidi Fredine, MPH , Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
Amy Pilley, MPH , Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
Anthony Cahill, PhD , University of New Mexico, Center for Development and Disability, Albuquerque, NM
Jennifer Rowland, PhD MPH , Department of Physical Therapy, Galveston, TX
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Research in numerous areas has documented the link between increased access to health care, including preventive health care, and health status. This paper presents findings from a national, random-digit dial survey of over 74,000 households conducted in 2012-2013 to examine the relationship between levels of access to health care and use of preventive care and health status among people reporting paralysis in the United States. Survey items in these domains were taken from normed, standardized instruments including the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the American Community Survey. The definition of paralysis used in the survey is a functional one based on the functional definition of disability by the World Health Organization.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Identify the links between access to health services and preventive health care and health status among people who are paralyzed in the United States

Keyword(s): Health Disparities/Inequities, Disabilities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have ten years of experience as the lead researcher at the University of New Mexico's Center for Development & Disability analyzing data from many large population-based surveillance systems for a multitude of state and federally funded grants.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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