The Guide to Community Preventive Services and Disability Inclusion.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Approximately 40 million people in the U.S. identify as having a serious disability, and people with disabilities experience many health disparities compared with the general population. The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) identifies evidence-based programs and policies recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) to promote health and prevent disease. The Community Guide was assessed to answer the questions: are Community Guide public health intervention recommendations applicable to people with disabilities, and are adaptations required?

Methods

An assessment of 91 recommendations from The Community Guide was conducted for 15 health topics by qualitative analysis involving three data approaches: an integ

SUBMITTER: Hinton CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5769691 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature