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Barriers And Best Practices: Marketing Health Promotion For People With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Aug 2003

Barriers And Best Practices: Marketing Health Promotion For People With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute

Health and Wellness

Health promotion for people with disabilities attracts a diverse audience: people with disabilities themselves, policymakers, service providers and others. This Guideline discusses our research on effective strategies for marketing and promoting RTC: Rural’s two health promotion programs: Living Well with a Disability (an eight-week workshop) and the New Directions physical activity program. It also describes the barriers people with disabilities anticipate when they consider participating in a health promotion program. If marketing strategies address these barriers, more people with disabilities may participate in health promotion activities. Secondary conditions are the medical and psycho-social conditions people with disabilities often experience following …


Marketing Health Promotion For People With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Aug 2003

Marketing Health Promotion For People With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute

Health and Wellness

Healthy People 2010 is the blueprint for improving the health and well being of all Americans. Its overall focus is to decrease health risks and to increase the proportion of people engaging in healthy behaviors. For the first time, Healthy People includes a chapter on the health of people with disabilities. Chapter Six specifically addresses secondary conditions as a public health concern. Secondary conditions are medical and psycho-social conditions people often experience following the onset of disabilities or chronic illnesses. Our research suggests people with disabilities annually experience 14 secondary conditions that limit their health and independence.


Marketing Health Promotion For People With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Aug 2003

Marketing Health Promotion For People With Disabilities, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute

Health and Wellness

Healthy People 2010 is the blueprint for improving the health and well being of all Americans. Its overall focus is to decrease health risks and to increase the proportion of people engaging in healthy behaviors. For the first time, Healthy People includes a chapter on the health of people with disabilities. Chapter Six specifically addresses secondary conditions as a public health concern. Secondary conditions are medical and psycho-social conditions people often experience following the onset of disabilities or chronic illnesses. Our research suggests people with disabilities annually experience 14 secondary conditions that limit their health and independence.


A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of A Community-Based Health Promotion Intervention For Adults With Mobility Impairments: Living Well With A Disability, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., Tom Seekins Ph.D., Catherine Ipsen M.A., Steve Seninger Ph.D., Colleen Murphy-Southwick Ph.D., Lisa Brennan M.L.S., Rita K. Fjeld M.A., Glen W. White Ph.D., Ann Branstetter Ph.D., Vivian Chapman M.A., Amanda Jay M.A., James A. Bovaird M.A., Janet Marquis Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Mar 2003

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of A Community-Based Health Promotion Intervention For Adults With Mobility Impairments: Living Well With A Disability, Craig Ravesloot Ph.D., Tom Seekins Ph.D., Catherine Ipsen M.A., Steve Seninger Ph.D., Colleen Murphy-Southwick Ph.D., Lisa Brennan M.L.S., Rita K. Fjeld M.A., Glen W. White Ph.D., Ann Branstetter Ph.D., Vivian Chapman M.A., Amanda Jay M.A., James A. Bovaird M.A., Janet Marquis Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute

Health and Wellness

This document reports on research conducted by the University of Montana and the University of Kansas for the Office of Disability and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research project, conducted between August 1,1997 and July 31, 2001, was conducted in four separate but related studies. The research was conducted in eight States. We contracted with nine centers for independent living (CIL) to conduct 34 Living Well with a Disability health promotion workshops and to collect outcome measures. These programs included 246 individuals. In the first study, we evaluated the effectiveness and cost outcomes of the …


The Treatment Of Hypnotic Dependent Sleep Disorder: A Case Study, Theodore V. Cooper, K. L. Lichstein, N. Aguillard Jan 2003

The Treatment Of Hypnotic Dependent Sleep Disorder: A Case Study, Theodore V. Cooper, K. L. Lichstein, N. Aguillard

Theodore V. Cooper

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