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Disability in America: Toward a National Agenda for Prevention
life course perspective, 38-39 , 193-195
mental health and illness, 206 , 207-208
multidisciplinary approach, 195 , 209 , 261
preventive measures, 32-33 , 185 , 189 , 195-213
professional education on, 201 , 212-213
projections, 56 , 193 , 209-211
psychological factors, 195 , 210
public education, 185 , 201 , 211-212
quality of life, 189 , 190 , 196 , 198 , 199 , 208 , 209 , 210-211 , 212
risk factors, 86 , 185 , 193 , 198 , 200 , 202-205
social factors, 195 , 199 , 206 , 210-211
see also Medicare
AIDS,
see Human immunodeficiency virus
Alcohol abuse, 88 , 101 , 160 , 161 , 164 , 284
driving while intoxicated, 159-161 , 330
fetal alcohol syndrome, 11 , 114-115 , 138
Allied health professionals, 28 , 29-30 , 231-232 , 286 , 331
see also Personal assistance services
American Academy of Pediatrics, 25 , 145 , 280
American Foundation for the Blind, 257
American Medical Association, 312 , 313
Americans with Disabilities Act, 14 , 33 , 88 , 91 , 182 , 267 , 271 , 329
Assistive technologies, 10 , 14 , 17 , 107 , 177 , 271
access to, 226 , 271
age factors, 192
cost factors, 226-227 , 237 , 283
definitional issues, 226
developmental disabilities, 131 , 132
fall prevention, 226 , 227 , 228
insurance coverage, 14 , 27 , 227 , 228 , 233 , 257
secondary conditions, prevention, 215 , 224-229 , 232-234 , 237 , 239 , 240
transportation, 251
Association for the Care of Children's Health, 129
Attitudes, 87
about aged persons, 194 , 195 , 196 , 198 , 211-212
of aged persons, 206
about people with disabilities, 30 , 70 , 230 , 233 , 245 , 264
self-perceptions, 48 , 90 , 194 , 206 , 219-220 , 236-237
Automobiles,
see Motor vehicles
B
Beneficiary Rehabilitation Program, 249-250
Blindness, 257
Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care, 25 , 280
Birth defects, 65 , 134-135
gestational, 113 , 114-116 , 125-126 , 138
hereditary, 86 , 112 , 113 , 115 , 125 , 330
Birth Defects Monitoring Program, 134-135
Birthweight, 26 , 130 , 263 , 281
Black Americans, 46 , 64-65 , 114
Brain, 136 , 153
cerebral palsy, 117
fetal, 89
fetal alcohol syndrome, 11 , 114-115 , 138
trauma, 12 , 116 , 151-153 , 155 , 156-183
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development, 136-137
C
Canada, 184 , 275
Census Bureau, 43 , 102 , 276 , 327
see also Survey of Income and Program Participation
Census Disability Survey, 276
Centers for Disease Control, 16-17 , 18 , 34 , 102 , 241 , 269-270 , 271 , 332-333
developmental disabilities, 122 , 134-136 , 146
Disabilities Prevention Program, 16 , 34 , 260-261 , 269 , 338
injury programs, 156 , 183 , 260-261
study sponsorship, 332-333 , 336-338
Central nervous system,
see Brain;
Spinal cord injuries
Cerebral palsy, 117 , 122
Children, 70 , 121 , 281
American Academy of Pediatrics, 25 , 145 , 280
assistance requirements, 192
chronic conditions, general, 191 , 284
comprehensive services, 26 , 129-131
day care, 129-131
developmental disabilities, acquired, 116 , 126-127
educational interventions, 129-131
elementary/secondary education, 121-122 , 129-131 , 211
epidemiology, 48 , 50 , 54 , 116-117
multidisciplinary approaches, 129 , 284
insurance, 25 , 280
special education, 121-122 , 248 , 330
state programs, 284
well-child care, 124 , 128
see also Adolescents;
Birth defects;
Birthweight;
Developmental disabilities
Chronic diseases, 6 , 12-13 , 65 , 74 , 253
adolescents, 191
aging process and elderly, 2 , 13 , 32-33 , 56 , 59 , 60 , 100-101 , 106 , 184-213
children, 191 , 284
epidemiology, 12 , 44-46 , 48 , 50-53 , 56 , 59 , 67-68 , 100-101 , 186-193 , 195 , 199-200 , 208 , 261
multiple, 60 , 191-192