Disability in America : toward a national agenda for prevention / / Andrew M. Pope and Alvin R. Tarlov, editors ; Committee on a National Agenda for the Prevention of Disabilities, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 p.)
• Disciplina: 614.5/99
• Soggetto topico: Chronic diseases - United States - Prevention; People with disabilities - United States
• Altri autori: PopeAndrew MacPherson <1950-> TarlovAlvin R <1929-> (Alvin Richard)
• Note generali: Report of a study undertaken by the Committee on a National Agenda for the Prevention of Disabilities.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""DISABILITY IN AMERICA""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""TOWARD A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO DISABILITY PREVENTION""; ""A Model of Disability""; ""Risk Factors""; ""Quality of Life""; ""The Disabling Process""; ""Developmental Disabilities""; ""Injury-Related Disabilities""; ""Disabilities Associated with Chronic Disease and Aging""; ""Secondary Conditions Associated with Disability""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Organization and Coordination""; ""Leadership of the National Disability Prevention Program""; ""Advisory Committee"" ; ""Interagency Coordination and Periodic Review""""Surveillance""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""A National Disability Surveillance System""; ""Research""; ""Coordinated Research Program""; ""Longitudinal Studies""; ""Relationship of Socioeconomic Status""; ""Interventions""; ""Access to Care and Preventive Services""; ""Accessible, Affordable Quality Care""; ""Access to Vocational Services""; ""Professional and Public Education""; ""Education of Professionals""; ""Education of Persons with Disabilities and Their Families, Personal Attendants, and Advocates""; ""1 Introduction"" ; ""DISABILITY: DEFINITION AND CONCEPT""""PUBLIC HEALTH AND DISABILITY PREVENTION""; ""A Life Course Perspective""; ""SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""2 Magnitude and Dimensions of Disability in the United States""; ""DATA SOURCES""; ""The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)""; ""The ICD Survey of Disabled Americans""; ""Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)""; ""National Long-Term Care Surveys (NLTCS)""; ""Supplement on Aging (SOA) and Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA)""; ""PREVALENCE OF DISABILITY""; ""NHIS Activity Limitation Data""; ""Other Perspectives"" ; ""TRENDS IN THE PREVALENCE OF DISABILITY""""CONDITIONS LEADING TO DISABILITY""; ""LIFE TABLE PERSPECTIVE""; ""ECONOMIC COST OF DISABILITY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""3 A Model for Disability and Disability Prevention ""; ""CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK""; ""Pathology""; ""Impairment""; ""Functional Limitation""; ""Disability""; ""MODEL OF DISABILITY""; ""Risk Factors""; ""Biological Factors""; ""Environmental Factors""; ""Lifestyle and Behavioral Factors""; ""Quality of Life""; ""The Disabling Process""; ""Health Status""; ""Psychological Status""; ""Socioeconomic Status"" ; ""Educational Status and Vocational Training""""Climate""; ""Multiplicity of Conditions and Disabilities""; ""THE NEED FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY""; ""Data Needs""; ""Risk Factors""; ""The Need for Surveillance""; ""The Need for Priorities""; ""APPLYING TRADITIONAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO DISABILITY""; ""Primary Prevention""; ""Secondary Prevention""; ""Tertiary Prevention""; ""4 Prevention of Developmental Disabilities ""; ""PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE""; ""Epidemiology of Developmental Disabilities""; ""Hereditary Disorders""; ""Early Alterations of Embryonic Development"" ; ""Late Pregnancy or Perinatal Conditions""
• Titolo autorizzato: Disability in America
• ISBN: 1-280-21213-6; 9786610212132; 0-309-58291-1; 0-585-02535-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819275403321
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