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Disability and Health Programs: Emerging Partners

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This chapter presents a brief historical context of increased interest in disability and health; some developments that shaped public health programs; a description of ongoing challenges and efforts to meet the health promotion needs of the growing population of individuals living with disabilities; the growth of disability and health programs within Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and an overview of disability and health promotion program resources. Specifically included is the CDC Disability and Health Data System that utilizes disability demographic questions paired with health outcomes to provide a snapshot of the health disparities experienced by individuals with disabilities. Historical perspective of disability in public health and the development of health promotion programs for individuals with disabilities is critical to understand the journey of public health and disability allowing those in the field to learn from where we have been and strategize for what obstacles lay ahead to overcome.

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  1. Developmental and Child Psychology, Research and Training Center on Independent Living, Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies, Kansas Disability and Health Program, Life Span Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA

    Dot Nary

  2. Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Human Development Institute, Kentucky Disability and Health Program, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Lindsey Catherine Mullis

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  1. School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Donald J. Lollar

  2. Institute on Development and Disability, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Portland, OR, USA

    Willi Horner-Johnson

  3. Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation, University of Texas School of Public Health, Dallas Regional Campus, USA, Dallas, TX, USA

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Nary, D., Mullis, L.C. (2021). Disability and Health Programs: Emerging Partners. In: Lollar, D.J., Horner-Johnson, W., Froehlich-Grobe, K. (eds) Public Health Perspectives on Disability. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0888-3_8

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