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An evaluation of how the patient protection and affordable care act advances the national quality strategy, national prevention strategy and healthy people goals to reduce disparities in care of people with disabilities
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate how the National Prevention Strategy and HP2020 thru the PPACA would reduce the proportion of people with disabilities who encounter barriers to participating in home, school, work or community activities;
Assess how the NQS, NPS, HP2020 thru the PPACA would reduce the proportion of people with disabilities who report physical or program barriers to local health or wellness programs;
Analyze how the NQS, NPS, HP2020 thru the PPACA would reduce the proportion of people with disabilities who report delays in receiving primary and periodic preventive care due to specific barriers.
Keywords: Disability, Access to Health Care
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: NA
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: With a Masters degree in public health(2010)concentrated on international health, I am a doctoral candidate at New York Medical College (Health Policy and Management). I am also mentored and supervised by Dr. Deborah Viola, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Doctoral Program. My research interests include health disparities, the disabled population, the aging population, maternal and child health, health policy and cancer research.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.