About
50 million people have a disability, such as hearing
loss, mental disability, physical limitation, or
vision loss. Improving the health of this large
segment of the population is a central concern for
public health. This Chartbook is the first in a
series to present information about the health of
people with disabilities by state and territory. It
has three purposes: 1) to show that a large
percentage of adults have a disability, 2) to show
that the health of people with disabilities is not
as good as that of the people without disabilities,
and 3) to highlight areas in which public health
systems can include more people with disabilities in
their programs.
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We encourage you to tell us what you
think about the Disability and Health State
Chartbook. Please send any comments, ideas
for future books, and requests for more
books to
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