Disability and Health Publications The Disability and Health Team aims to provide timely and accurate health statistics, research findings, and health promotion information to individuals with disabilities and their families, as well as professionals and policymakers.

Research Findings | Fact Sheets | Proceedings
 

Searchable CDC-supported publications

• Click Disability and Health State Chartbook (2006) to view state profiles and health indicators for adults with disabilities.

• Disability and Health staff publications

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

NOTE: Some of the files below are in pdf format. To view a file: Click on the link for the file you want to view. To download a file to your computer: RIGHT mouse click on the link to the file you want to download. If you are using Netscape, choose "Save Link As." If you are using Internet Explorer, choose "Save Target As."  Specify the filename you want the file saved as and the folder you want it saved in and click on OK. 

• Healthy People with Disabilities in HP2010 Chapter 6 (updated December, 2004) [English PDF | Spanish PDF]

• Secondary Conditions: Children and Adults with Disabilities (pdf document, updated January, 2003)

Conference Proceedings

The Disability and Health Team has hosted several national conferences in the last decade. Health conferences provide an opportunity to exchange cutting-edge information. As an outcome, the conference proceedings guide our future research directions.

  2003, Disability and Secondary Conditions HP2010 Focus Area 6: 2002 Forum and 2001 Symposium proceedings. [text, pdf large file 6,928 KB]

  1999, August 2-5. Promoting the Health and Wellness of Women with Disabilities. San Antonio Texas. [pdf program and abstracts]

  1998, October 14-16. National Conference on Disability and Health: Building Bridges for Science and Consumers, Dallas, Texas. [text abstracts]

  1998, October. Healthy People 2010 Disability Objectives: Private Sector And Consumer Perspectives, Alexandria, Virginia. [text]

  1994, September 11-12. Preventing Disabling Conditions: The Role of the Private Sector, Washington, D.C. [text]

  1994, February 17-19. Preventing Secondary Conditions Associated with Spina Bifida or Cerebral Palsy Symposium, Crystal City, Virginia [text]

  1991, June 6-8. Proceedings of the National Conference on the Prevention of Primary and Secondary Disabilities.  These proceedings were scanned, proofed, and reformatted by James Belt Jr., CDC ORISE Fellow, Morehouse College. [pdf]

  1990, February 27-28. Proceedings of the First Colloquium on Preventing Secondary Disabilities among People with Spinal Cord Injuries. These proceedings were scanned by Dionte Johnson, a Fellow from Tennessee State University. [text]

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