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Readiness For Health Promotion, Colleen Murphy-Southwick Ph.D., Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Rural Institute
Readiness For Health Promotion, Colleen Murphy-Southwick Ph.D., Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Rural Institute
Health and Wellness
There is growing interest in health promotion, wellness, and the prevention of secondary conditions among people with disabilities. In rural areas where there is limited access to health care providers knowledgeable about disability, managing one’s own health and wellness and using strategies to prevent secondary conditions may be particularly important (Offner, Seekins & Clark, 1992; Seekins, 1992; Center for Disability Policy and Research, 1995; Seekins, Clay & Ravesloot, 1994; Seekins, et al., 1999).
Rural Managed Care And Disability: A National Perspective, Colleen Murphy-Southwick Ph.D., Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Rural Institute
Rural Managed Care And Disability: A National Perspective, Colleen Murphy-Southwick Ph.D., Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Rural Institute
Health and Wellness
Rural access to health care has historically been a concern in the United States. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, lower rural reimbursements for the same services provided in urban areas contributed to a substantial decline in the number of rural hospitals and health care providers. Rural Americans with and without disabilities experienced the negative consequences of those changes. The rapid introduction of managed care is producing explosive changes in the marginal, aging, rural medical care services sector. Managed care policies directly affect both access to medical services by people with disabilities and the economic infrastructure of small rural …
Rural Managed Care And Disability: Emerging Issues From Preliminary Interviews And Case Studies, Colleen Murphy-Southwick Ph.D., Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Rural Institute
Rural Managed Care And Disability: Emerging Issues From Preliminary Interviews And Case Studies, Colleen Murphy-Southwick Ph.D., Tom Seekins Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Rural Institute
Health and Wellness
Since the 1980s, rural access to health care information, resources and services has become increasingly problematic. The shift toward managed care complicates the picture. While some argue that managed care will devastate rural health services due to sparsely populated areas’ high costs and low profit margins, others suggest that market forces will make the health care system more efficient and re-distribute resources now concentrated in urban areas toward rural areas. Managed care is penetrating public programs
Discrimination Based On Hiv/Aids And Other Health Conditions: "Disability" As Defined Under Federal And State Law, David W. Webber
Discrimination Based On Hiv/Aids And Other Health Conditions: "Disability" As Defined Under Federal And State Law, David W. Webber
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Adverse Impact Of Predisposition Testing On Major Life Activities: Lessons From Brca 1/2testing, Katherine A. Schneider
Adverse Impact Of Predisposition Testing On Major Life Activities: Lessons From Brca 1/2testing, Katherine A. Schneider
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Attributional Style And Disability Outcome, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., Quincy-Robyn Young, Tom Seekins Ph.D., Ann Szalda-Petree Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Attributional Style And Disability Outcome, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., Quincy-Robyn Young, Tom Seekins Ph.D., Ann Szalda-Petree Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute
Health and Wellness
Disability is both a very personal and social issue. In 1999, The World Health Organization (WHO) published their latest revisions to the ICIDH-2. This document includes the latest conceptual developments in understanding the structure and process of disabling conditions. The document highlights that disability outcome occurs within a dynamic system characterized by the impairment itself, environmental and personal factors (World Health Organization, 1999).
Bragdon V. Abbott: Extending The Americans With Disabilities Act To Asymptomatic Individuals, Eugenia Liu
Bragdon V. Abbott: Extending The Americans With Disabilities Act To Asymptomatic Individuals, Eugenia Liu
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.