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Healthy People 2010
Objectives for People with Disabilities
 The
1979 U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention, Healthy People established the Healthy
People initiative. Under this initiative, the U.S. health plan is
updated every 10 years. Recommendations made during the Healthy
People 2000 progress review included developing health objectives
for people with disabilities; and examining their health and receipt
of clinical preventive services.
Building on those recommendations, people with disabilities are
currently represented in 207 of the 467 objectives that span 21 of
the 28 Healthy People 2010 focus areas. However, data on
people with disabilities are available for only 88 of those 207
objectives. Focus Area 6 of the plan specifically contains 13
objectives that aim to promote the health and well-being of children
and adults with disabilities across their lifespan. Focus Area 6 is
co-led by the CDC's, Disability and Health Team and the National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research at the U.S.
Department of Education.
Recent Highlights
The number of adults with disabilities living
in congregate care settings (objective 6-7a) decreased
from 93,362 in 1997 to 65,575 in 2003, working towards
the 2010 goal of 46,681 persons. The percentage of
children and youth with disabilities who spend at least
60% of their time in a regular education classroom
increased from 45% during the 1995-96 school year to 50%
during the 2004-05 school year working towards the 2010
goal of 60%. Sadness or depression among children with
disabilities, 4-17 years of age, decreased from 31% in
1997 to 27% in 2005. The number of states with health
surveillance for people with disabilities increased from
14 states in 1999 to all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in
2003 and beyond. |
Progress
Click here DATA2010
to view or read the national data for people with disabilities. DATA2010
is a searchable on-line database that contains baseline and tracking
data for all 467 Healthy People 2010 objectives. Updated quarterly, the
system permits users to access data by focus area, health indicators,
data source, specific objective, and specific population group.
Moreover, data can be charted and exported in a number of formats. State
data are available for selected objectives.
To identify people with disabilities during surveys,
the following standardized questions are recommended in Objective 6-1 of
the United States Healthy People 2010 plan.
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Are you limited in any way in any activities because of
physical, mental, or emotional problems? A. Yes B. No C. Don't know/Not
sure D. Refused
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Do you now have any health problem that requires you to
use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a
special telephone? A. Yes B. No C. Don't know/Not sure D. Refused
Publications
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Click
Midcourse Review for Disability and Secondary Conditions
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Click
Literature Searches
to obtain articles related to Focus Area 6 objectives at the National Library of Medicine
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Click
State Healthy People Plans
to search for state health plans that address people with disabilities.
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Click [Text Document,
PDF
- Note: large pdf file 6,928 KB] for Disability and Secondary Conditions Focus Area 6 Report and
Proceedings. These proceedings are combined from the 2002
Forum and 2001 Symposium to reflect discussions about the
current state of knowledge and recommended strategies to achieve the
HP2010 objectives for people with disabilities.
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Click [Full Text)]
for Healthy People 2010 Disability Objectives: Private Sector and
Consumer Perspectives, Spring 1998. Alexander, VA. These
proceedings reflect some of the earliest recommendations for
including people with disabilities in Healthy People 2010.
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 Click
[English
PDF |
Spanish PDF]
for Healthy People with
Disabilities in HP2010 Chapter 6 [Fact Sheet] (updated December, 2004)
The Leading Health Indicators
for People with Disabilities
Click here on the main Healthy People Web site
for the
Leading Health Indicators. The 10 Leading Health Indicators and
the 22 supporting objectives developed for Healthy People 2010
represent the top health issues in America that can be addressed
with concerted effort. People with disabilities are represented in
12 of the 22 objectives that support the 10 indicators. The
Disability and Health Team has examined data from the Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System on the 10 leading health indicators
for people with disabilities. Available analyses are described in
the following two links:
Main HP2010 Website - Click
HP2010 to link to the
Main web site.
Subscribing to the HP2010 Chapter 6
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