Surgeon General's Listening Session on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation |
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| Air date: | Wednesday, October 10, 2001, 1:00:00 PM |
| Category: | Special |
| Description: | It is estimated that there may be as many as 7.5 million children and adults with mental retardation in the United States. These individuals face unique health challenges resulting in lower life expectancies and lower quality of life. Surgeon General David Satcher has initiated an effort to focus the attention of the nation on the health and health care needs of children and adults with mental retardation.
For additional information or to send an e-mail message during the Listening Session, visit the Surgeon General's web page |
| Author: | The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development on behalf of the Office of the Surgeon General |
| Runtime: | 200 minutes |
| Rights: | This is a work of the United States Government. No copyright exists on this material. It may be disseminated freely. |
| CIT File ID: | 10534 |
| CIT Live ID: | 1126 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?10534 |