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

Proceedings and Recommendations of a Symposium. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Publication. 

Editor: Donald J. Lollar, Ed.D.

Conference was supported by the: 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
• National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, Washington, DC
• National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, Washington, DC
• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Washington, DC
• National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, Washington, DC
• Shepherd Spinal Center, Atlanta, Georgia

Table of Contents 

• Executive Summary
• Framework for Promoting the Health of People with Disabilities
• Encouraging Personal and Interpersonal Independence
• Increasing Access to Personal Assistance
• Facilitating Employment Opportunities for People with Spina Bifida or Cerebral Palsy
• Attaining and Retaining Mobility
• Protecting the Mobility of People Aging with Cerebral Palsy or Spina Bifida
• Achieving and Maintaining Body: Clinical Issues
• Achieving and Maintaining Body: Personal Care
• Promoting Healthy Behaviors
• Recommendations for:
  • Young Adults
  • Parents
  • Vocational Educators
  • Clinicians
  • Policymakers
  • Researchers
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