The mission of the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is to advance health promotion and wellness initiatives for people with disabilities at the federal, state and local level; reduce the incidence of secondary conditions in people with disabilities; and reduce health disparities between people with disabilities and the general population. AAHD achieves its mission through research, education, public awareness, and advocacy.
ABOUT DISABILITY AND HEALTH JOURNAL
Disability and Health Journal is a scientific, scholarly, peer-reviewed and multidisciplinary journal that focuses on
health promotion and wellness initiatives for people with disabilities
programs to reduce the incidence of secondary conditions in people with disabilities
ways to reduce the health disparities between people with disabilities and the general population
evaluative research on new interventions, technologies and programs
reports of empirical research on the characteristics of persons with disabilities, environments, health outcomes, and determinants of health
systematic reviews of research literatures in health and disability
the conceptual framework of the international classification of functioning, disability and health to describe health and health related states
existing and emerging models of healthcare delivery/promotion which contribute to the improvement of healthcare across the lifespan
public health, health promotion, health education, wellness and prevention
population based studies.
The Journal is of interest to health related academic researchers, physicians, public health officials and professionals, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, health and wellness promotion specialists, health administrators and health policy experts.
Editors:
Suzanne McDermott, PhD, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC Margaret A. Turk, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Full-text articles are available from 2008 to the present. Access to abstracts is complimentary. Access to full text is limited to print subscribers. Register or login to:
