Dennis Heaphy, MEd, MPH

Health Care Policy Analyst
Disability Policy Consortium
P.O. Box 77
Boston, MA
USA 02133
Email: DHEAPHY@DPCMA.ORG

Biographical Sketch: Dennis G. Heaphy is a healthcare analyst with the Disability Policy Consortium, a Massachusetts-based disabilities rights organization. Dennis is co-chair of Disability Advocates Advancing our Healthcare Rights (DAAHR), a coalition of disability and other healthcare advocates working on the Dual Eligibles Initiative and broader healthcare reform. Prior to working DPC, Dennis served as Americans with Disabilities Act Project Coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and consultant to the North Carolina and Massachusetts Departments of Public Health. He is particularly interested in health inequities impacting persons with disabilities in ethnic and minority populations and the development of culturally competent frameworks to promote appropriate health promotion services for persons with disabilities. Dennis holds an MDiv, MEd and MPH.

Papers:
2061.0 Participatory research findings on measuring the quality of health care delivery for persons with disabilities 4170.0 Impact of the independent living philosophy and the recovery model on health care 4170.0 Intersection of race, ethnicity and disability: The merits of a fully inclusive and informed public health discourse