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13 Cards in this Set
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Office on Disability
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Office within the US Department of Health and Human Services
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Office on Disability: Mission
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Oversee the implementation and coordination of disability programs, policies, and special initiatives
Heighten the interaction of programs within HHS and with Federal, State, community, and private sector partners |
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Surgeon General's Call to Action: Mission
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Provide people with disabilities full access to health promotion and disease prevention services
Based on principle: Good health is necessary for persons with disabilities to secure the freedom to learn, work, and participate in their families and their community |
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Surgeon General's Call to Action: Content
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Identifies the disparities in health and wellness services affecting person's with disability
Suggests ways to close gaps and balance the equation |
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Surgeon General's Call to Action: Goals
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"Increase understanding" nation-wide that "people with disabilities" can "lead" "long", "healthy", and "productive lives"
Increase knowledge among healthcare professionals and "provide" them with "tools to screen", "diagnose", and "treat the whole person with disability with dignity" "Increase awareness" "among" people with disability the "steps they can" take to "develop and maintain" a "healthy life-style" "Increase" accessible "health care" and "support services" to "promote independence" for people with disabilities |
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Definition of "access"
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"Actual use" of "personal health services" and "everything that facilitates or impedes" their "use".
Not only "getting to service" but also "getting to the right services" at the "right time" to promote improved health outcomes |
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Special needs that health insurance does not cover
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Therapies, equipment, and medication
29 month gap |
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Twenty-nine month gap to receive services...
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5 month period waiting period to receive SSDI benefits.
24 month period = Medicare coverage is granted for people with SSDI benefit |
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Benefit plans design
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Neglect daily health function and needs
- Most plans a focused on reimbursing expensive time-limited hospital care + associated physician fees Medical necessity "Home bound" for healthcare |
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Accessing Healthcare
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Physicians may turn away lower paying insurances
Limited by transportation options |
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Accessing Health Care: Attitudes and Training
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Designated primary caregiver may have little knowledge
- impacts basic care and referral to specialists Structure of medical education - acute treatment with curative focus, not functional impairments and progressive conditions Attitudes of service providers - |
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Accessing Health Care: Communication
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Sensory and cognitive impairments
Basic respect The third person Accessibility of written information |
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Designing accessible health care settings
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Incorporate Universal Design principles
Include people with disabilities Improve provision of necessary equipment Attitudes and training |
