This article is excerpted from the speech “Lifelong Wellness and Disability” (November 1998). It discusses how those with a disability could strive for good health. (Window on Wellness, Spring 1999, page 19). [6 PDF pages]
Public Health
Access up-to-date ASPE research on key public health topics including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, such as influenza and COVID-19; health equity; antibiotic resistance; rural health; opioids, opioid use disorder and overdose prevention; maternal health; public health and health care workforce and infrastructure; immunization and vaccines; Indian health; HIV/AIDS; tobacco; and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Also find data on prevention, social determinants of health, and more.
Noteworthy
HHS Initiative to Improve Maternal Health
The Department’s Action Plan lays out a vision for improving maternal health that applies a “life course” approach organized around four goals and it sets three ambitious targets to achieve this vision. Each of the four goals includes multiple objectives and action items to drive progress. The Action Plan also describes the current state of maternal health outcomes in the U.S., challenges in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity, recent efforts to improve maternal health within and beyond the federal government, and it discusses various forums in which HHS leadership sought input from key stakeholders.
Reports
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Advanced SearchMedicare's Post-Acute Care Benefits: Background, Trends, and Issues to Be Faced
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Adolescent Decision Making: Implications for Prevention Programs
SUMMARY OF A WORKSHOP Baruch Fischhoff, Nancy A. Crowell, and Michele Kipke, Editors Board on Children, Youth, and Families Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education National Research Council Institute of Medicine
A National Study of Assisted Living for the Frail Elderly: Final Sampling and Weighting Report
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs
THE STATE OF THE FIELD Contents Defining Positive Youth Development Selecting Programs for Review Program Findings Evaluation Findings Summary The past 30 years have see
State Welfare-to-Work Policies for People with Disabilities: Changes Since Welfare Reform - Executive Summary
Terri S. Thompson, Pamela A. Holcomb, Pamela Loprest and Kathleen Brennan The Urban Institute This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-95-0021 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and the Urban Institute.
Considering Children with Disabilities and the State Children's Health Insurance Program
This brochure is intended to familiarize State decisionmakers with low-income uninsured children with disabilities so that they have essential information about these children as they develop and implement CHIP plans. It describes uninsured children with disabilities, their numbers, their needs, and how opportunities presented by CHIP can help. [10 PDF pages]