Public Health is for Everyone An inclusive planning toolkit for public health professionals

Relatively little research has been conducted comparing the health of people with disabilities to that of people from racial and ethnic minority groups. However, research has consistently documented that, as a group, people with disabilities experience worse health than the general population.The purpose of this chart book is to answer the question of whether working age (18-64) people with disabilities in the United States experience health disparities similar to those experienced by members of racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States.

Institute on Disability (IOD)

HealthMatters: Community Academic Partnership (CAP) is a collaboration between university and community based organizations who support people with developmental disabilities (DD). HealthMatters: CAP aims to improve health of people with DD by evidence-based training and curricula by involving community providers to provide practical solutions to sustainable changes. We hope this website will give you useful information on health promotion for individuals with developmental disabilities.

HealthMatters Community Academic Partnership

The Healthy Delawareans with Disabilities: Bridging the Gap Project (HDWD:BtG) is charged with working to improve the health status of people with disabilities in Delaware. The project is a three-year (2012-2015) cooperative agreement between the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Center for Disabilities Studies (CDS) at the University of Delaware (UD). This program focuses on preventing secondary conditions and promoting the health and wellness of Delawareans with disabilities.

Healthy Living with a Disability under the auspices of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Safe and Active Communities (SAC) Branch, started operations July 1, 2002 under a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control. Healthy Living with a Disability has a mission statement of promoting the health and quality of life of people with disabilities (PWD) and to prevent or lessen the effects of secondary conditions through collaborative leadership to affect environmental, policy and systems changes.

California Department of Public Health

HealthyPeople 2020 is a list of national objectives for improving the health of all Americans, including people with disabilities.

Although the term "disparities" often is interpreted to mean racial or ethnic disparities, many dimensions of disparity exist in the United States, particularly in health. If a health outcome is seen in a greater or lesser extent between populations, there is disparity. Race or ethnicity, sex, sexual identity, age, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic location all contribute to an individual's ability to achieve good health. It is important to recognize the impact that social determinants have on health outcomes of specific populations. Healthy People 2020 strives to improve the health of all groups.

A model project where the library has expanded its role as an information center for the public before, during and after catastrophic events by establishing the Douglas County Public Information Center (DCPIC).

This fact sheet shows a snapshot of people with disabilities in the United States and how that is a cause for targeted public health efforts.

"The Illinois Disability and Health Program is a collaboration initiated jointly by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The goal of the program is to develop, sustain and support activities to improve the health and quality of life and reduce the risk of chronic disease and associated secondary conditions among persons with disabilities.

Funding for this program is provided through a federal grant from the Disability and Health Team, National Center on Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, and Disability and Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

The mission of the Inclusive Fitness Coalition is to increase inclusion and access to health and physical activity for people with disabilities. On the site you will find information on making health and fitness clubs more inclusive, providing more inclusive play environments, and impacting policy to include the needs of people with disabilities.