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
Roberta carlin
American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD)
301-545-6140 phone
301-545-6144 fax
rcarlin@aahd.us

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.

Annual Report 2009 [PDF][WORD]

Activities

Congressional Health Caucuses can Provide Leadership for Legislation to Prevent Diminished Health and Disability (March 8, 2010)
Effective Conduction of Homecare may ameliorate Disability (March 8, 2010)
Maltreatment of Children can lead to Disability (March 8, 2010)
Analysis of Presidents FY 2011 Budget in Departments Other Than HHS: Implications for Disability Prevention (February 22, 2010)
Public Health Functions in Federal Departments (February 22, 2010)
Evidence Based Practices may Control Infectious Diseases and Prevent Diminished Health and Disability (February 8, 2010)
Research for Preventing Chronic Disease, Obesity and Improving Health Equity should be Widely Disseminated (February 8, 2010)
Social Determinants of Health: Bending the Health Care Cost Curve and Prevention of Disability (February 8, 2010)
Green Jobs and Disability Prevention (February 1, 2010)
Formative Assessment applied to Evidence Based Healh Education can prevent diminished Health and Disability (February 1, 2010)
Application of Evidence Based Hospital Practices may reduce Errors that diminish Health of Patients (February 1, 2010)
Legislation is Needed to ameliorate Sedentary Life that can lead to Chronic Health Conditions and Disability (January 25, 2010)
Basic Human Needs should be met in Economic Downturns to prevent diminished Health and Disability (January 25, 2010)
Human Use of Tobacco Products can Diminish Health and lead to Chronic Health Conditions and Disability (January 25, 2010)
Evidence Based Smoking Cessation Programs may prevent Disability (January 11, 2010)
Effective Distribution of Affordable Healthy Foods is Critical to Prevention of dimished Health and Disability (January 11, 2010)
Public Employment Jobs to prevent diminished Health may reduce Disability (January 11, 2010)
Prevention Task Force Analyzes Disability Prevention Legislation of the First Session of the 111th Congress (January 06, 2010)
Obstacles to Generic Drug Competition can prevent Acess to Needed Medications that may diminished Health (December 21, 2009)
Effective Eye Care can prevent Disability (December 21, 2009)
Failure to meet Basic Human Needs of Vulnerable People Can lead to diminished Health that Result in Disability (December 21, 2009)
Promotion of the General Welfare may prevent Diminished Health and Disability (December 14, 2009)
Effective Services Room Homecare Givers may ameliorate Disability (December 14, 2009)
Department Collaboration of Agriculture and Education may prevent diminished Health and Disability (December 14, 2009)
Funding Public Health Programs to prevent Disability (December 7, 2009)
An Adequate Minimum Retirement Guarantee may Prevent diminished Health and Disability (December 7, 2009)
Effective Justice and Prevention of Disability (December 7, 2009)
Priority Policy Issues and Disability Prevention (November 30, 2009)
Inadequate Public Health Services for Immigrants may diminish their Health and lead to Disability (November 30, 2009)
Pre-Natal Weight Control may prevent Disability (November 30, 2009)
Effective Evidence-Based Protocols of Public Health Factors may prevent diminished Health and Disability (November 23, 2009)
Loss of Value in Programs of Social Determinants of Health can diminish Health Related to Disability (November 23, 2009)
Effective Public Health may Prevent Disability and reduce Child Mortality (November 23, 2009)
Information Technology Should Facilitate Public Health to prevent diminished Health and Disability (November 16, 2009)
Effective Collaboration of School Health Services may assist with Prevention of Disability (November 16, 2009)
Portrayal of Disability by Media that it is Rare: Implications for Prevention of Disability (November 16, 2009)
Congressional Caucuses for Public Health May promote Legislation to Prevent Obesity and Disability (November 10, 2009)
Undercount of People with Disabilities in the U. S. Census may reduce Vital Service that Could diminish their Health (November 10, 2009)
Faulty Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices can diminish Health that can Contribute to Disability (November 10, 2009)
Economic Downturns may adversely affect Health (November 3, 2009)
A Long-Term Care Paradigm Shift to Community Family Care may ameliorate Disability (November 3, 2009)
Limited Disposable Income can be Detrimental to Health (November 3, 2009)
Discriminatory Practices in Health Care Delivery may contribute to diminished Health and Disability (October 26, 2009)
Economic Growth and Disability Prevention through effective Public Health (October 26, 2009)
Federal Public Policies can ameliorate Disability (October 26, 2009)
Supplementary Security Income is Important in Preventing Secondary Disabling Conditions of the Mentally Ill (October 19, 2009)
Prenatal Weight Control may prevent Disability (October 19, 2009)
Evidence Based Human Service Jobs may prevent and ameliorate Diminished Function and Disability (October 19, 2009)
Addressing Social Determinants of Mental Health Disorders may contribute to Prevention of Disability (October 13, 2009)
Prevention of Diminished Health of Vulnerable Populations in an Economic Downturn (October 13, 2009)
Toxic Chemicals should be controlled to prevent diminished Health that can result in Disability (October 5, 2009)
Development of a Wellness Society may prevent Disability (October 5, 2009)
Entitlement Reforms and Disability Prevention (October 5, 2009)
Clinical Practice Guidelines and Evidence Based Health Practices may prevent diminished Health and Disability (September 28, 2009)
Public Education should Protect Student Health to Prevent Disability (September 28, 2009)
Effective Public Health that Addresses Health Disparities may reduce Disability and Health Care Costs (September 28, 2009)
Social Determinants of Health should be scored as Savings by the Congressional Budget Office (September 21, 2009)
Evidence Based Interventions may Prevent Mental Disorders and Substance Abuse to reduce Disability (September 21, 2009)
Colorectal Cancer Screening can prevent diminished Health that can lead to Disability (September 21, 2009)
Unsafe Work Environments may lead to diminished Health and Disability (September 08, 2009)
Disability Prevention Initiatives in the Criminal Justice System may facilitate Self-Sufficiency for the Vulnerable (September 08, 2009)
People With Disabilities who have no Health Insurance are At Risk of Secondary Disabling Conditions (September 08, 2009)
Resources from Taxes can help Prevent diminished Health (September 08, 2009)
A Health Care should System should include Public Health designed to prevent Chronic Conditions and Disability (September 08, 2009)
Adequate Resources Are Needed For Impoverished Families to prevent diminished Health And Disability (September 08, 2009)
Definition of Poverty Relates to needed Resources to Prevent diminished Health and Disability (August 24, 2009)
Effective Information Technology may prevent Disability (August 24, 2009)
Academic Medical Center Collaboration with Community Public Health may prevent diminish Health of Vulnerable (August 24, 2009)
Effective Evidence Based Long Term Care Protocols may prevent Disability (August 17, 2009)
Unemployment, Low Wages, and Inadequate Health Care can lead to Disability (August 17, 2009)
Public Health Legislation Advocates should address Problems to protect and prevent diminished Health (August 17, 2009)
Effective Community Health Centers and School Health Clinics may contribute to Disability Prevention (August 10, 2009)
School Evidence Based Public Health may prevent Disability (August 10, 2009)
Effective School Wellness Programs may Prevent Disability (August 10, 2009)
Ineffective Regulations and Enforcement of Food Safety may diminished Health and result in Disability (August 3, 2009)
Disability Prevention Legislation (August 3, 2009)
Effective Care Giving can Prevent diminished Health that can lead to Disability and Secondary Disabling Conditions (August 3, 2009)
Underfunded Healthcare for Risk Adjusted People: Implications for Disability Prevention (July 28, 2009)
Establish Disability Prevention as a Priority Through Public Health Infrastucture Development (July 28, 2009)
Effective Care Giving can minimize Physical and Mental Impairments of Vulnerable Populations (July 28, 2009)
Social Security Reform and Disability Prevention (July 20, 2009)
Disability Prevention Through Public Health Infrastructure Development that reduces Poverty (July 20, 2009)
There are Risks of Disability associated with Globalization Issues (July 20, 2009)
Definition of Poverty and Disability Prevention (July 13, 2009)
Vulnerable Children need Adequate Nutrition to prevent dimished Health that can lead to Disability (July 13, 2009)
Transition from a �Sick Care� to a �Wellness Society� that prevents diminished Health and Disability (July 13, 2009)
Public Health Regulations and Disability Prevention (July 6, 2009)
Vulnerable People are Subject to diminished Health and Disability in the Event of Economic Downturns (July 6, 2009)
Child Well-Being is associated with Social Determinants of Health and Disability Prevention (July 6, 2009)
Economic Recovery: Implications for Disability Prevention (June 29, 2009)
Ineffective Military Strategies can Displace Fiscal Resources needed to Protect Health of Americans (June 29, 2009)
Evidence Based Education may prevent Disability that can lead to Juvenile Incarceration (June 29, 2009)
Evidence Based Protocols should be disseminated to prevent Chronic Health Conditions and Disability (June 9, 2009)
Social Security Reform should assure Adequate Benefits that protect Diminished Health and Disability (June 9, 2009)
A National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council may ameliorate diminished Health and Disability (June 9, 2009)
Prevention of Obesity a Research Priority for Disability (June 9, 2009)
Use of Comparative Effective Research may prevent Diminished Health that can contribute to Disability (June 9, 2009)
Justice System Incarceration and Disability Prevention (June 9, 2009)
Adequate Funding of Public Health may prevent Disability (June 9, 2009)
Energy Policies must protect People from diminished Health that can contribute to Disability (June 9, 2009)
Policies to Prevent diminished Health should be based on the �Best available Science� (June 9, 2009)
Effective Anti Poverty Measures may prevent Disability (June 1, 2009)
Energy Policies should reduce Toxic Emissions that diminish Health and contribute to Disability (June 1, 2009)
Poor Population based Health can contribute to Disability (June 1 22, 2009)
School Wellness Policies and Prevention of Disability (May 22, 2009)
Social Determinants of Public Health need to be funded to prevent Disability (May 22, 2009)
Effective Public Health to prevent Disability should be Part of the Political Agenda (May 22, 2009)
Reduced Prevalence of Obesity may prevent Disability (May 18, 2009)
Public Health Insurance and Disability Prevention (May 18, 2009)
After School Programs of Physical Activity may assist in Preventing Obesity, Chronic Conditions and Disability (May 18, 2009)
Retirement Income Security for Persons With Poor Health should Reduce diminished Health that Results in Disability (May 11, 2009)
Diminished Health and the Juvenile Justice System (May 11, 2009)
Displaced Fiscal Resources and Prevention of Disabilities (May 11, 2009)
Inadequate Nutrition can Contribute to Disability (May 04, 2009)
Effective Medicare Services may reduce Disability (May 04, 2009)
Private Health Insurance should be regulated to prevent diminished Health of Consumers that may lead to Disability (May 04, 2009)
Tax Reform and Disability Prevention of the Vulnerable (April 27, 2009)
School Wellness Programs of the Child Nutrition Act: Implications for Disability Prevention (April 27, 2009)
Disability Prevention of Hispanics (April 27, 2009)
Social and Environmental Public Health Determinants can result In diminished Health that contributes to Disability (April 20, 2009)
An Effective House Caucus on School Health and Safety may prevent diminished Health that may lead to Disability (April 20, 2009)
Economic Stimulus And Prevention of Disability (April 20, 2009)
A Comprehensive Approach to Social Health Determinants is needed to Prevent Diminished Health and Disability (April 13, 2009)
Economics and Health Status of Young Adults: Implications for Disability Prevention (April 13, 2009)
Regulations that Protect Children from Toxic Materials need Updates based on Science to Prevent Disability (April 13, 2009)
Poverty can be a Precursor to Disability (April 06, 2009)
International Food Safety Standards may prevent Disability In the U.S. (April 06, 2009)
Non-Reimbursable Public Health Social Determinants should be Part of Health Care Debates (April 06, 2009)
Health Care Reimbursement Incentives and Disability Prevention through Public Health (March 30, 2009)
Fair Assumptions in Formulation of the Federal Budget (March 30, 2009)
Prevention and Amelioration of Disability and the Juvenile Justice System (March 30, 2009)
Effective Treatment and Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder may prevent Disability (March 23, 2009)
Analysis of an Economic Crisis on Diminished Health of Vulnerable Populations that can Lead to Disability (March 23, 2009)
Education Reform should Result in improved Health of Children through an Evidence-Based Systems Approach (March 23, 2009)
Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance and Disability Prevention (March 16, 2009)
Political Philosophy Role in Prevention of Disability (March 16, 2009)
The National Center for Special Education Research and Prevention of Disability (March 16, 2009)
Establish Disability Prevention as a Priority through Public Health Infrastructure Development (March 9, 2009)
Basic Human Needs should be met in Economic Downturns to Prevent diminished Health and Disability (March 9, 2009)
People with Disabilities are Subject to Diminished Health in the Event of Economic Downturns (March 9, 2009)
Inappropriate use of Genetic Tests may Diminish Health and Contribute to Disability (March 2, 2009)
Inadequate Provisions for Healthy Family Life may diminish Children�s Health that can Lead to Disability (March 2, 2009)
There should be sustained Congressional Efforts to prevent Obesity (March 2, 2009)
Many Federal Departments have a Role in Disability Prevention (February 23, 2009)
Effective Distribution of Affordable Healthy Foods is Critical to Prevention of Diminished Health and Disability (February 23, 2009)
Rebuilding and Implementing Innovative Public Health Services may assist in Preventing Disability (February 23, 2009)
Analysis of GAO Report on Severely Mentally Ill: Implications for Prevention of Disability (February 17, 2009)
Malnourishment can Diminish Health and Lead to Disability (February 17, 2009)
Equal Educational Opportunity should Include Preparation for Healthy Lifestyles to Prevent Disability (February 17, 2009)
Legislation, Courts, Sound Science and Disability Prevention (February 9, 2009)
Privitization of Medical Care and Disability Prevention (February 9, 2009)
Protect Americans from Disability through Adequate Affordable Healthcare for All, All of the Time (February 9, 2009)
Comparison of Cost Effective Disability Prevention With Acute Medical Care Cohorts (February 2, 2009)
Institutional Responsibility and Prevention of diminished Health that can lead to Disability (February 2, 2009)
The Financial Meltdown: Implications for Disability Prevention (February 2, 2009)
National Professional Organizations and Wellness Policy (January 26, 2009)
Entitlement Budget Policies and Basic Human Needs: Implications for Prevention of Disability (January 26, 2009)
Professional Leadership and Obesity Prevention (January 26, 2009)
Priority Policy Issues and Disability Prevention (January 5, 2009)
Effective Public Health may prevent Disability and Reduce Child Mortality (January 5, 2009)
Disability Prevention of Immigrants (January 5, 2009)
Inadequate Nutrition can Lead to Diminished Health that may Contribute to Disability (January 5, 2009)
People incarcerated with Physical and Mental Impairments should be treated and prepared for Self Sufficient Lives (January 5, 2009)
Disability and the Media: Implications for Prevention of Disability (January 5, 2009)

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)

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