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Resources by Topic: People with disabilities

LTSS Research: Improving Care for Adults with Disabilities in Indian Country - Highlights from the Field
Report details a number of programs providing disability care in Indian Country. Discusses services provided, such as peer support, medical transportation, mental health counseling, and attendant care, among other services related to long-term services and support for disabled American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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LTSS Research: Improving Care for Adults with Disabilities in Indian Country - Highlights from the Literature
Report examines the literature on disability care in Indian Country. Discusses home- and community-based services, trauma-informed care, and family caregivers among other topics related to long-term services and support for disabled American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Health Care, Family, and Community Factors Associated with Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders and Poverty Among Children Aged 2–8 Years — United States, 2016
Examines parental reports of mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders in children 2-8 years of age, comparing children in higher-income households with those in lower-income households. Includes data by urban/rural community status for urban, large rural, small rural, and isolated areas.
Author(s): Robyn A. Cree, Rebecca H. Bitsko, Lara R. Robinson, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(50), 1377-1383
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Access in Brief: Rural and Urban Health Care
Compares healthcare access and use of services for children and adults with Medicaid to those with private insurance or no insurance for both rural and urban areas and for adults with disabilities. Includes access data by age group, income, and race/ethnicity and utilization data for office and emergency room visits. Addresses access to prescription drugs and eyeglasses as well as barriers to healthcare access.
Date: 10/2018
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Travel Patterns of American Adults with Disabilities
Discusses travel habits of people with and without disabilities, including comparisons of duration and distance of travel among rural and urban dwellers. Briefly mentions rural disability prevalence and disparities in frequency of travel.
Author(s): Stephen Brumbaugh
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Transportation
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2020 Census: Actions Needed to Address Challenges to Enumerating Hard-to-Count Groups
Examines the U.S. Census Bureau's plans for the 2020 Census to improve the count of hard-to-count groups, which includes people living in rural or geographically isolated areas, racial and ethnic minorities, people with mental and/or physical disabilities, and other groups. Discusses factors that make it challenging to count certain people, including difficulties related to locating, contacting, persuading, and interviewing.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 07/2018
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Engaging People with Disabilities: Strategies for Rural Health Departments
Discusses various methods for rural health departments to engage with people with disabilities. Highlights disparities for rural disabled people. Presents county-level map of rural disabled populations.
Date: 06/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Vermont Care Network and the State of Vermont: A Shared Data Repository for Community-Based Behavioral Health Providers
Features a case study of the collaboration between HRSA, the Vermont Care Network, and the state of Vermont to create a state-wide data repository for behavioral health and developmental disability services. Details the types of data collected and the process by which it is aggregated and analyzed.
Date: 06/2018
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Mobility & Aging in Rural America: The Role for Innovation: An Introduction for Funders
Outlines challenges facing older people, people with disabilities, and people in areas with few mobility options. Includes a section on funding strategies for rural transit. Describes successful programs, defines mobility as a social determinant of health, and explores approaches for improvement, including new partnerships with healthcare providers and telehealth.
Date: 05/2018
Sponsoring organization: Grantmakers In Aging
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2017 Transportation Trends Topic Spotlight: Rural Travel Training
Presents a report on rural travel training programs. Discusses the challenges and opportunities rural elderly and people with disabilities face in navigating their communities. Features several examples of programs exhibiting best practices.
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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