About 23 percent of Alaskans are listed as having a disability. Additionally, people with disabilities have more chronic health issues and less access to health care than those without. On the next Line One, we'll discuss the reasons for these findings, barriers to change and what is being done to improve these problems.
HOST: Thad Woodard, MD
GUESTS:
- Jo-Anne Sullivan, RN, deputy director of health and wellness, HOPE Community Resources
- Michele Girault, senior deputy director, HOPE Community Resources
- Amanda Cooper, manager, state of Alaska's Health and Disability program
LINKS:
- HOPE Community Resources, Alaska
- "Promotion, Prevention and Preparedness for Alaskans with Disabilities: The Alaska Health and Disability Program," state of Alaska
- Healthcare and Alaskans with Disabilities
- AK Statewide Needs Assessment
- Health and Disability Advocates
- American Association of Health and Disability
- American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry
- A 2½-minute video on building healthy communities, CDC
LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, November 3, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, November 3, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Cleveland Clinic
- Mayo Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Super Smart Health
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