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Appendix C: Potential Partners in Realizing the Blueprint
Conference participants were asked to identify potential partners that may help to diminish the health disparities for people with MR. The names that appear below should not be interpreted in any way as a commitment by a specific agency or organization. Instead, this list is intended to illustrate the potential partnerships on many levels. Furthermore, this list is not exhaustive but includes some of the specific examples that were offered during the Conference.
  • Academic Institutions and Organizations
      Accrediting Bodies
        Residency Review Committees
      American Dental Educators Association
      Association of American Medical Colleges
      Association of University Centers on Disabilities
      Deans of Medical, Dental, Nursing, and other Allied Health Schools

  • Civil Rights, Minority Health, and Health Disparities Organizations
    NAACP

  • Employers and Other Purchasers of Health Care

  • Families

  • Federal and State Regulatory Agencies
    State Insurance Commissioners

  • Federal Government Agencies
      Department of Education
        Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
      Department of Health and Human Services
        Administration for Children and Families
          Administration on Developmental Disabilities
        Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
          National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Center for Health Statistics
        Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)
        Health Resources and Services Administration
          Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
          Bureau of Primary Health Care
        Indian Health Service
        National Institutes of Health
          National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
          National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
          National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
          National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Aging
          National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
        Office of Minority Health
        Office of Public Health and Science
          Office of the Surgeon General
        Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
        Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
          Center for Mental Health Services
      Department of Labor
      Social Security Administration
        Office of Disability

  • Federal, State, and Local Government Groups
      National Association of Counties
      National Governors Association
      State Developmental Disabilities Councils
      State Medicaid Directors
      State Protection and Advocacy Agencies

  • Federal, State, and Local Policymakers
      State Legislatures
      U.S. Congress

  • National, State, and Local Professional Health and Allied Health Organizations
      American Academy of Pediatrics
      American Dental Association
      American Medical Association

  • Pharmaceutical Companies

  • Philanthropic Groups and Foundations
      Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
      Kaiser Foundation
      Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • Public and Private Third-Party Payers
      Insurance Companies
      Medicaid
      Medicare

  • Self-Advocate, Parent, and Other Advocacy Groups
      American Association on Mental Retardation
      National Committee for Quality Assurance
      Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
      Special Olympics, Inc.
      The Arc of the United States

  • State and Local Public Health Departments

  • Tribal Community and Health Organizations

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