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Tag Archives: health disparities
Answered Questions for January 2023: What Benefits and Supports are Available for People with Disabilities?
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is I am new to the field of social work and would like to learn more about the benefits and … Continue reading
International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Research on Health and Health Disparities
December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1 billion people worldwide experience disability, and that number is growing. Advances in healthcare and assistive technology are helping people with disabilities … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for January 2021 on Parents with Disabilities
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My partner and I are about to have our first child and I have a disability. What resources and … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged child welfare agencies, community participation, Disabilities, health disparities, interventions, legal supports, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, parents, parents with disabilities, Research In Focus, strategies, support, support needs
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Sharing Research in Honor of National Minority Health Month
April is National Minority Health Month, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH), and the theme this year is Active & Healthy, which underscores how physical activity promotes health and reduces the … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now, Uncategorized
Tagged African Americans, health disparities, Hispanics, Latinx, minorities, minorities with disabilities, minority health, National Minority Health Month, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, physical activity, physical activity and health
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Research In Brief – Terms Relating to Minority Health
In 2016 we began the Research In Focus series, highlighting new and interesting findings from NIDILRR-funded studies, presented in a reader-friendly format. As a follow up, we offer our new occasional series Research In Brief, where we break down some … Continue reading
Posted in Research In Brief
Tagged health disparities, minority health, Research In Brief
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Hispanic Heritage Month, Health Disparities, and NIDILRR Research: How are they connected?
For the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, we would like to share some information about health disparities experienced by Hispanics/Latinos with disabilities and how the NIDILRR community has worked to end those disparities. Disability affects every race and ethnic group, … Continue reading
April is National Minority Health Month
National Minority Health Month gives everyone the opportunity to raise awareness about health and health care disparities that affect minorities and to demonstrate efforts to advance health equity. For the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the US Department of … Continue reading
Posted in Event
Tagged 2015 National Leadership Summit on Health Disparities, CDC, Disabilities, disability, disability disparities, ethnic disparities, families, health disparities, health equity, Healthy People 2020, Heckler Report, HHS, minorities, NARIC, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, Office of Minority Health, OMH, people with disabilities, racial disparities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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April is National Minority Health Month
We mark National Minority Health Month during the month of April to raise awareness about the health disparities that affect all racial and ethnic minorities, including those with disabilities. Sponsored by the Office of Minority Health (OMH), Prevention is Power: … Continue reading
National Public Health Week: Promoting the health of people with disabilities
April 7th through 13th, 2014 is National Public Health Week (NPHW). In 1995, President Bill Clinton proclaimed the first full week of April as NPHW and the American Public Health Association (APHA) has served as the leading organizer for members … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Organization, Uncategorized
Tagged #NPHW, AAHD, American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD), American Public Health Association, APHA, disability and health, eating well, emergency preparedness, health disparities, health outcomes, Health Promotion Resource Center, Healthy People 2020, National Public Health Week, nutrition, people with disabilities
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
During 2013’s National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM), we have looked at various topics affecting Hispanics with disabilities including NARIC’s Spanish language services, explained how people-first language works, looked at cultural competency of rehab professionals in treating/working with Hispanics/Latinos with spinal … Continue reading
Posted in Proyecto
Tagged brain injury, Disabilities, disability, health disparities, Hispanic Heritage Month, knowledge translation, minorities, model system, Model System Knowledge Translation Center, MSKTC, NARIC, National Hispanic Heritage Month, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System, people with disabilities, rehabilitation, Spanish, Spanish-language, TBI, TBIMS, traumatic brain injury, traumatic brain injury model system, VCTBIMS, VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Commonwealth University Brain Injury Model System
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 