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Disability Health Coalition Healthcare Reform Principles : English or Spanish or Chinese

Disability Health Coalition Healthcare Reform Talking Points: English or Spanish or Chinese

Healthcare Reform Took Kit:  .doc or .pdf

     DISABILITY RESOURCES

• The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities
• A Blind Spot in the System: Healthcare for People with Developmental Disabilites a report from the Healthcare Reform Planning Group
• Racial and Ethnic Differences in Self-Related Health Status Among Adults With and Without Disabilities 
• General Healthcare Reform Analysis and Recommendations The Disability Health Coaltion
• Disability Access Services Provided by California Health Plans  CFILC Executive Summary Report
• The Future of Disability in America Institute of Medicine Executive Summary Report    
• Health, Wellness, & Disability:  Perspectives of Persons with Disability is a fact sheet published by Independent Living Research Utilization
• Health and Wellness Among Persons with Disability is a paper by Mary Oschwald and Laurie Powers Rehabilitation Research and Training Center Health and Wellness Consortium Oregon Health and Science University published by Independent Living Research Utilization
• Definitions of Health & Wellness  is a discussion about the concepts of wellness published by Independent Living Research Utilization
• The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability links  to articles on wellness
• The World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  :the home page of the Disability and Health Team; a are part of the new National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, founded in 1979, is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities.
• DisabilityInfo.gov: Health Access to Public and Private Health Care Resources
• California State Health Resources;  a list of state healthcare resources compiled by disabilityinfo.gov 
• California State Office of Disability  Health works to improve California's agencies' abilities to address public health needs of people with disabilities by promoting health and preventing secondary conditions including injuries and illnesses.
• US Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability
• California Healthcare Foundation:
• Performance Standards for Medi-Cal Managed Care Organizations Serving People with Disabilities and ChronicConditions: Recommendations Report(467K) 
• Developing Health Plan Performance Standards for Serving People with Disabilities in Medi-Cal: Summary of Recommendations Presentation(69K)
• Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities works to increase the access of women with disabilities to breast health information, screenings and early breast cancer detection.
• Health, Wellness & Aging with a disability  is a collection of links maintained by Disabiliity Advocate  and public policy consultant June Isaacson Kailes
• Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions works is to enhance health professions education, and to improve access for people with disabilities to health, health education and health care services.
• Making Prevetative Healthcare Work for You: A Resource Guilde for People with Physical Disabilities
• Protection & Advocacy Inc. advocates for he legal rights of Californians with disabilities
• Disability Rights Advocates   is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities.
• Disability Rights Legal Center, formerly the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, promotes the rights of people with disabilities and the public interest in and awareness of those rights by providing legal and related services.
• Protection & Advocacy Inc. advocates for he legal rights of Californians with disabilities
  • Disability Rights Advocates   is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities.
• Disability Rights Legal Center, formerly the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, promotes the rights of people with disabilities and the public interest in and awareness of those rights by providing legal and related services.
• Improving Healthcare for Persons with Disabilities: What Is Needed? a presention by Gloria Krahn, director of the Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Health & Wellness for People with Disabilities

HEALTHCARE RESOURCES

• Fix Our Health Care Californians can share their stories about health care, learn more about the Governor's comprehensive proposal to fix our broken health care system, take action by contacting elected officials and stay up-to-date on the latest health care reform news.
• CaliforniaSpeaks is a non-partisan discussion sponsored by AmericaSpeaks with funding from Blue Shield of California Foundation, The California Endowment, The California Wellness foundation
• CaHealthReformNow.org  is an organization dedicated to improving the health of all Californians, The California Endowment is working to inform California’s leaders about the urgent need for reform this year.                                  
• CaHealthReform.org was created to help keep Californians up-to-date on the major proposals, analyses, hearings, and news. We also provide resources to help explain the issues and a discussion forum where you can share your ideas.
• Health Access California is a statewide 501(c)(4) non-profit organization founded in 1987 and dedicated to achieving quality, affordable health care for all Californians.
• Health Access Foundation undertakes research, organizing, and public education toward the goal of quality, affordable health care for all Californians.
• Families USA works to promote high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
• The Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) is an independent office in state government charged with informing and educating consumers about their rights and responsibilities as HMO enrollees.
• Robert Woods Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country by working with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change.
• National Resource Center for Safe Aging gather and share the best information and resources on senior safety, including fall prevention, pedestrian and motor vehicle safety, and prevention of elder abuse.
• In-Home Supportive Services Program  will help pay for services provided to you so that you can remain safely in your own home. To be eligible, you must be over 65 years of age, or disabled, or blind.
• The Department of Managed Health Care is a state agency that makes sure the laws are followed and that all health plan members get the right care at the right time.
• Health Care and the Budget: Issues and Challenges for Reform Testimony of Peter R. Orszag,Director The Congressional Budget Office, before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, June 21, 2007
• Understanding the Healthcare Needs & Experiences of People with Disabilities A report by the Henry j Kaiser Family Foundation