Activity and disability
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat. Adults with disabilities, like adults without disabilities, aren’t necessarily as physically active as they could be. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculated how many are active among the one in five adults with a disability. The results are in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. CDC’s Brian Armour: ``Approximately 40 percent of adults with a disability get recommended levels of physical activity, compared with 50 percent of adults without a disability.’’ (9 seconds) And he says twice as many adults with a disability are likely to be inactive. It may be harder for adults with a disability to be active – partly because of activity limitations resulting from their disability, but also because of barriers in the world around them. But there are programs to help them. Learn more at hhs.gov. HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss. Last revised: May, 26 2008 | 
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