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1 Disability & Health Program  Funded by the CDC  Joint offices at: Arkansas Department of Health – Lifestage Branch (501) 280-4194 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (501) 682-9900

2 Disability and Health Program  Improve accessibility of public health programs and services for people with disabilities.  Increase the integration of people with disabilities into existing health promotion and prevention programs.

3 Disability in Arkansas  Why do we need to think about this?  What is the scope of the issue?  How can the Disability and Health Program help the Hometown Health Initiatives to address the issues?

4 Disability in Arkansas  Why do we need to think about this? Prevalence of disability Disparities in health Accessibility of programs and services Access to quality health care Responsibility of public health

5 Disability in Arkansas  What is the scope of the issue? Prevalence in Arkansas: 22% of adults This does not account for people with developmental disabilities Rates are actually higher than 22%

6 Disability in Arkansas Prevalence by Region  Northeast Region  Northwest Region  Central Region  Southeast Region  Southwest Region  25.08%  21.74%  21.99%  25.58%  23.51%

7 Risk Factors for Chronic Disease  Overweight/Obesity  Physical Inactivity  Tobacco Use  High Cholesterol  High Blood Pressure

8 Risk Factor: Overweight/Obesity

9 Risk Factor: Physically Inactive

10 Risk Factor: Tobacco Use

11 Risk Factor: High Cholesterol

12 Risk Factor: High Blood Pressure

13 Disability in Arkansas  Chronic disease rates are much higher among people with disabilties Diabetes Asthma Angina Heart Attack Stroke

14 Chronic Disease & Disability Status

15 Including People with Disabilities in Hometown Health Initiatives  Address access issues  Make accommodations in public health activities  Recruit/outreach people with disabilities

16 Contact Information Vanessa Nehus, Principal Investigator –Arkansas Disability and Health Program –at Partners for Inclusive Communities/UAMS 2001 Pershing Circle, Suite 300 NLR, AR 72114 (501)682-9900 NehusVanessaR@uams.eduNehusVanessaR@uams.edu or Vanessa.Nehus@arkansas.gov Vanessa.Nehus@arkansas.gov Arkansas Disability and Health Program website: www.uams.edu/ar_disability www.uams.edu/ar_disability


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