Health Care Professionals Resources
ALS Association Information for Health Care Professionals
Resources and information specifically for health care professionals from the ALS Association, the only national not-for-profit health organization dedicated solely to the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease."
Abuse of Children with Cognitive, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Accommodating Nurses with Disabilities
Alzheimer's Information for Professional Care Providers
American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Assertive Community Treatment Knowledge Informing Transformation (ACT KIT)
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Beyond 50.02: A Report to the Nation on Trends in Health Security
Biomedical Engineering (BME) & Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities
CMS Issues Historic Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes
Center for Disability Issues & the Health Professions at Western University of Health Sciences
Organization aims to enhance health professions education and to improve access for people with disabilities to health, health education and health care services.
Center on Disability Issues & Health Professions
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Disability Page
Information and links to CDC's work with birth defects and developmental disabilities, prevention of disabling injuries and the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities.
Community Health Center Grants
$155 million in grants authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have been released to support Community Health Centers across the country. These New Access Point grants will help provide health services to 750,000 Americans and create 5,500 jobs. Find a health center in your state.
Department of Education Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Provides a wide array of support to parents and individuals, school districts and states in three main areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation and research in order to improve results and outcomes for people with disabilities (including physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities) of all ages.
Developmental Screening & Assessment Instruments
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) has compiled this information to meet the needs of a growing emphasis on the mental health and social and behavioral developmental needs of very young children. This link opens a PDF document.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Information for people with disabilities and healthcare providers on maintaining health standards.
Early Identification of Developmental Delay & Disability
Effective Communication in Hospitals
Program from the Department of Health and Human Services provides information and materials to assist hospital staff in communicating effectively with patients, family members and visitors who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and those who have limited English proficiency.
Emergency Management with Special Populations Cerificate Program
Temple University is offering online classes to help the public health workforce and emergency managers to address the needs of special populations, including people with disabilities and older Americans.
Employment of Health Care Workers with Disabilities
Ergonomics: Guidelines for Nursing Homes
FDA Notification for Healthcare Professionals on Antipsychotics
Facts About PTSD for Mental Health Care Providers
Information on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic stress from the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder specifically for mental health care providers.
Findings on Frontline Long-Term Care Workers: A Research Synthesis 1999-2003
Report reviews, summarize and discusses the significance of available research findings on the frontline long-term care workforce since 1999, in both home and community-based and nursing home settings.
Health & Aging Policy Fellows Program
Program seeks to provide professionals in health and aging with the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. Application deadline was April 15, 2009.
Health Care Resources from HRSA
Information for Mental Health Care Providers on Treating PTSD
Interdisciplinary Education & Training of Professionals Caring for Persons with Disabilities
Includes a discussion of the implications of interdisciplinary training for trends in managed care, case studies of nine training programs and a review of the general literature on interdisciplinary training.
Invisible Wounds - Serving Service Members & Veterans with PTSD & TBI
This report from the National Council on Disability describes the less visible psychological and neurological injuries associated with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). The report includes recommendations on improving the treatment and rehabilitation of service members and veterans living with PTSD and/or TBI. This link opens a Word document.
Fact sheet on the growing health risk of latex-sensitive workers' exposure to latex gloves and possible solutions.
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Plan Information
Medicare Prescription Drug Plans in Your State
Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Branch
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs
Provides support to physicians, families and other medical and non-medical providers who care for children with special needs so that they have access to a medical home.
National Center on Physical Activity & Disability
Clearinghouse of information on physical activity for people with disabilities for consumers, practitioners and disability and service organizations.
National Direct Service Workforce (DSW) Resource Center
National Resource Directory (NRD) - Health Resources
Nominations for the 2009 Voice Awards Are Now Open
The 2009 Voice Awards ceremony will take place at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA, on October 14, 2009. The event will bring together people from the entertainment industry and mental health consumer and advocacy communities for a night that celebrates increased awareness of mental health issues and the power of recovery. The Voice Awards honor writers and producers who incorporate dignified, respectful and accurate portrayals of individuals with mental health problems into film and television productions.
Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 101
Removing Barriers to Health Care: A Guide for Health Professionals
Resources for People Affected by Developmental Disabilities
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
Self-Disclosure & Its Impact on Individuals Who Receive Mental Health Services
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve the Health & Wellness of Persons with Disabilities
Systematic Approach to Social Work Practice - Working with Clients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Talking With Patients About Cognitive Problems
Information from the National Institute on Aging offers specific techniques that can help health care providers to talk with patients and caregivers about a diagnosis.
Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic