Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Prevention Task Force

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Mission

The mission of the CCD Prevention Task Force is consistent with the mission of the U.S. Public Health Service—to prevent disease and...disability. The task force advocates for the service’s programs. The prevention task force also engages in concerted advocacy for national public policy and heightened public awareness in the area of prevention of congenital birth defects and acquired illness/injuries and prevention of secondary conditions in persons with disabilities.

Co-chairs

Justine Maloney
Learning Disability Association of America (LDA)
703-243-2614 phone
703-243-2614 fax
justinelda@earthlink.net
David Auxter
Research Institute for Independent Living (RIIL)
202-295-9033 phone
202-295-9034 fax
dauxter@verizon.net
Laura Abulafia
American Association on Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
202-387-1968 phone
202-387-2193 fax
labulafia@aaidd.org

Background

There is a persistently reoccurring misassumption among the public that disability among Americans is rare. Recent data indicates that there are 53.6 million Americans with disabilities with over 80% acquired during ones lifetime. Less than desirable lifestyles such as alcohol and substance abuse, tobacco environmental toxins, lack of access to clinical preventive services, and medical services and insufficient physical exercise can diminish health to a point where there is an adverse impact on a major life function (i.e. disability).

The World Health Organization indicates that the United States is 37th among industrialized nations on the health status measure of quality life years. A major reason for the poor health of Americans, that can lead to disability, is a less than adequate public health system. Therefore, the major focus of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Prevention task force is to advocate for the implementation of effective public health through programs directed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes for Health.

The goals and priorities of the U.S. Public Health Service through Healthy People 2010 and the public health issue of poverty is the major legislative policy content for advocacy of the task force.

The CCD Prevention Task Force works toward crafting, enacting, passing and implementing prevention legislation in Congress; securing Congressional appropriations for necessary programs; supporting prevention-related public relations/media initiatives; and working collaboratively with federal agencies and national coalitions.

Update

The Prevention Task Force sent a letter to President Bush in protest of the proposed cuts to more than 70 disability prevention/public health programs included in his Fiscal Year 2007 budget. A co-chairs letter was sent to the American Public Health Association in support of its initiative through the Healthy Places Act of 2006 to design assessments and evaluation of implementation of public health programs. An interagency working group on environmental health that includes nearly all federal agencies will facilitate communication on environmental health-related projects and policies and serve as a centralized mechanism to coordinate national efforts.

Activities

Professional Leadership and Obesity Prevention (May 5, 2008)
Effective Justice and Prevention of Disability (May 5, 2008)
Disability Prevention Infrastructures a Priority (May 5, 2008)
Healthy Work and Health Insurance may prevent Disability (April 21, 2008)
Physical Activity Guidelines may prevent Chronic Disorders (April 21, 2008)
Clinical Practice Medical Guidelines may prevent diminished Health that may lead to Disability (April 21, 2008)
Mental Health Disorders can Result In Disability (April 21, 2008)
Prevention of Disability through Effective Juvenile Justice (April 21, 2008)
Non-Government Programs can assist Disability Prevention (April 21, 2008)
Local Immigration Ordinances and Disability Prevention (April 14, 2008)
Disability Prevention and Social Security (April 14, 2008)
An Unhealthy Workforce and Disability Prevention (April 14, 2008)
First Meet Basic Human Needs Then Save (April 7, 2008)
Entitlement Reforms and Disability Prevention (April 7, 2008)
Foreign Policy Decisions and Prevention of Disability (April 7, 2008)
Systematic Education Reform and Disability Prevention (March 31, 2008)
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Rule making and Disability Prevention (March 31, 2008)
Nationalization of Schools and Disability Prevention (March 31, 2008)
Cognitive Dysfunction and Identification of Disability: Implications for Prevention of Disability (March 24, 2008)
Toxic Toys for Children may Diminish Health and Affect Human Development that can Lead to Disability (March 24, 2008)
Poverty can diminish Health and Lead to Disability (March 24, 2008)
Asset Priorities, Disability Prevention and Public Health (March 17, 2008)
Social Security Reform and Disability Prevention (March 17, 2008)
Needs of Vulnerable Populations and Disability Prevention (March 17, 2008)
Effective Public Health to Address Racial Health Disparities May Prevent Disability (March 10, 2008)
Federal Budget Allocations and Prevention of Disability (March 10, 2008)
Violence And Abuse (March 10, 2008)
Disability Employment and Prevention of Disability (March 3, 2008)
Tax Increases on Health of Disabled Seniors may Contribute to Secondary Disabling Conditions (March 3, 2008)
Disability Prevention in Metropolitan Areas (March 3, 2008)
Data to Direct Disability Prevention Policies (February 25, 2008)
Work Quality may be Associated with Health of Vulnerable Populations (February 25, 2008)
Fiscal Advocacy for Disability Prevention (February 25, 2008)
Disability Prevention and the Juvenile Justice System (February 18, 2008)
Access to Nutrition and Health Care: Disability Prevention (February 18, 2008)
Child, Infant, Maternal Health and Disability Prevention: Implications for Work-Family Policies(February 18, 2008)
Education Reform Should Systematically Address Student Health Needs to Prevent Disability (February 11, 2008)
Evidence Based Practices and Healthy Hispanic Families (February 11, 2008)
Framing the Environmental Health Debate: Implications For Prevention Of Disabilities (February 11, 2008)
Coordinated Public Health and Acute Health Care: Implications for Disability Prevention (February 4, 2008)
Reproducible Protocols to Prevent Breast Cancer (February 4, 2008)
Disability Prevention Throuh Evidence Based Nclb Programs (February 4, 2008)
Disability Prevention: Homelessness and Hunger (January 13, 2008)
War on Terror and Health of Americans (January 13, 2008)
Model Community and School Based Physical Activity and Prevention of Disability (January 13, 2008)
Comments on Disability and Severe Poverty (January 13, 2008)
Cost Analysis of Foreign Policy and Disability Prevention (January 13, 2008)
Safety Net Preservation and Prevention of Disability (January 13, 2008)
Evidence Based Parent Training for Foster Care Children to Prevent Disability and Secondary Disabling Conditions(January 08, 2008)
Prevention Task Force Analyzed Rehabilitiation Option: Implications For Foster Care Children (January 08, 2008)
Disability and Vulnerable Populations (January 08, 2008)
Planned Task Force Annual report 2007(January 03, 2008)
State Actions to Prevent Disability Through Public Health (December 04, 2007)
Disability Prevention and Social Security (December 04, 2007)
Prevention of Disability and Anti-Poverty Priorities (December 04, 2007)
Welfare To Work; Public Health Consequence For Disabled (December 04, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Comments on Well-Being Of Disabled in a New Economy (December 04, 2007)
Functional Measurement And Disability Prevention (December 10, 2007)
Evidence Based Interventions to Prevent and Ameliorate Obesity in Disadvantaged Areas
Evidence Based Model For Improved Participation In Physical Activity (December 04, 2007)
Disability Prevention, Health Care Reform and Revenues (December 04, 2007)
Protecting Children and Prevention of Disability (December 04, 2007)
Disability Prevention and Health Care Reform (November 26, 2007)
Disability Prevention and Access to Adequate Nutrition (November 26, 2007)
Human and Economic Costs of not Funding Health Care: Implications for Disability Prevention (November 26, 2007)
Alternative Minimum Tax: Prevention Of Disability (November 19, 2007)
Early Childhood Intervention and Disability Prevention (November 19, 2007)
Prevention of Secondary Disabling Conditions (November 19, 2007)
Access to School Based Disability Prevention Programs (November 13, 2007)
Macro Economic Analysis Misses Disability Prevention (November 13, 2007)
Disability Prevention and Employer Wellness Programs (November 13, 2007)
Disability Prevention and No Child Left Behind (November 05, 2007)
The Nations Fiscal Crisis and Disability Prevention (November 05, 2007)
Prevention of Disability Through HPV Screening (November 05, 2007)
Material Consumption, Well-Being and Disability (October 29, 2007)
Bone Loss, Diminished Joint Function Can Lead To Disability (October 29, 2007)
Oversight of Contract Procurement and Management: Implications for Prevention of Disability (October 29, 2007)
Tuberculosis And Disability Prevention (October 21, 2007)
Disability Prevention and Medicare Reform (October 21, 2007)
Disability Prevention: National Center for Education Statistics (October 21, 2007)
Prevention Task Force studies Disability Prevention through Access To Employer Public Health Systems (October 15, 2007)
Child Mortality: Implications for Disability Prevention (October 15, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Analyzes Rehabilitation Option: Implications for Foster Care Children (October 15, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Comments on Mental Health Prevention Research (October 8, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Comments on Health Consequence of Job Separation and the Unemployment Insurance Act (Hr 2233)(October 8, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Comments on Work and Family Relationships and Disability Prevention (October 8, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Comments on Public Health Infrastructure Priorities for Disability Prevention (September 29, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Suggests Children with Disabilities be included in Prevention of Obesity Initiative in NCLB (September 29, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Analyze the Impact of Private Equity Buy-Outs on Potential for Disminished Health (September 29, 2007)
Disability Prevention and Great Lakes Toxicity (September 24, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Analyses Consequences of Inadequate Funding of Childrens� Health Programs (September 24, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Analyzes National Parks Accessibility Guidelines (September 24, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Requests Restoration of Cuts in Disability Prevention Programs in the Presidents 2009 Budget (September 16, 2007)
Analysis of Diminished Resources to Prevent Disability through Public Health (September 16, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Comments on Anti Poverty Proposal (September 16, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Comments on Effective Public Health to Reduce Acute Health Care Costs (September 4, 2007)
Disability Prevention Task Force Analyzes Census Data (September 4, 2007)
Prevention Task Force Comments on School Wellness Programs to Fight Child Obesity (September 4, 2007)
Co-Chairs Report (March 2007)
Medical Rehabilitation: Opposition to the 75% Rule
Rehabilitation: Disability Prevention of the Elderly
Disability Risks: Inadequate Physical Activity & Nutrition
Disability Risks and Symptoms of Diabetes
Costs: Inadequate Nutrition-Physical Activity-Obesity
Health Disorders: Nutrition and Physical Activity
Disability Prevention and Pre and Post Natal Nutrition
Disability Environmental Issues: 2006 Elections
Prevention Task Force 1 st and 2 nd Quarterly Report (August 2006)
The task force distributed action alerts, sign-on letters and a petition to Congress to ensure continued funding of The National Children's Study, which is a longitudinal evaluation of the effects of chemical, biological, physical and other psychosocial factors that can adversely affect children from pre-pregnancy to age 21.
The task force worked to counter the proposal of the Environmental Protection Agency to weaken the requirements for reporting data to the Toxics Release Inventory. An action alert was issued in support of the Pallone-Sollis Right to Know Amendment, which countered the EPA’s effort. The amendment was eventually included in the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations bill

Resources

Prevention of Disabilities Through Immunizations (July, 2005)
Toxic Chemicals Can Lead To Disability (July, 2005)
National Childrens’ Health Study (July, 2005)
Where Toxic Chemicals Can Be Found (July, 2005)
Fact Sheet: U.S. Senate Hearing on Mercury Pollution Rule (July, 2005)
Costs: Inadequate Nutrition-Physical Activity-Obesity (July, 2005)
Rehabilitation and Disability Prevention of the Elderly (July, 2005)
Medical Rehabilitation: Opposition to the 75% Rule (July, 2005)

Archive

Visit the Archive for past documents and information from the Task Force.