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How does the health status of people with disabilities compare with the health status of people without disabilities?

Available data indicate that health disparities between people with and without disabilities are as pervasive similar to those recognized between ethnic minority groups.

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

 

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Date: March 28, 2006
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

 

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